【环球财经】一周前瞻：美联储官员密集发声，12月降息前景或生变

Group 1: Central Bank Actions - The Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of 3.75%-4.00%, marking the second rate cut of the year [1][4] - The Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank maintained their key interest rates unchanged [1] - There is significant internal disagreement within the Federal Reserve regarding future rate cuts, with two members voting against the recent cut [4][5] Group 2: Stock Market Performance - The S&P 500 index closed at 6840.20 points, up 0.71% for the week and 2.27% for October, marking six consecutive months of gains [1] - The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.75% for the week and 2.51% for October, also achieving six months of increases [1] - The Nasdaq Composite increased by 2.24% for the week and 4.70% for October, marking seven months of growth [1] Group 3: Technology Stocks - The "Magnificent 7" tech stocks index rose 0.58% for the week and 5.59% for October, continuing an upward trend since October 22 [1] - Notable performances in October included Google up 15.67%, Amazon up 11.23%, and Nvidia up 8.53%, while Meta saw a decline of 11.71% [1] Group 4: European and Asian Markets - The European STOXX 600 index fell 0.67% for the week but rose 2.46% for October, marking the fourth consecutive month of gains [2] - The Nikkei 225 index in Japan rose 6.31% for the week and 16.64% for October, reaching above 52000 points for the first time [2] - The Korean Composite index also saw a significant increase of over 4% for the week and nearly 20% for October [2] Group 5: Commodity Market Trends - Gold experienced significant volatility, with a drop of over 3% at the beginning of the week, while COMEX gold futures fell 1.46% for the week but rose 5.27% for October [3] - Oil prices declined due to OPEC+ production increase expectations, with WTI crude oil down 1.01% for the week and over 2% for October [3]