邦达亚洲:美元指数持续下滑 黄金受益小幅收涨

Group 1 - Federal Reserve Governor Milan reiterated that the Fed's policy stance imposes unnecessary restrictions on the economy, suggesting that the "underlying" inflation level is close to the Fed's target after excluding "phantom inflation" [1][6][7] - Milan emphasized that U.S. households' pain from recent inflation is reasonable, stating that while prices are at higher levels, they have stabilized, and monetary policy should reflect this reality [1][6] - He warned that maintaining unnecessary tight policies could lead to unemployment, asserting that underlying inflation is running below 2.3%, within the target range of 2% [1][6][7] Group 2 - S&P Global reported that U.S. business activity continued to expand in December, but the pace of expansion slowed to the lowest in six months, with a cost input measure reaching a three-year high [2][7] - The preliminary Markit PMI data for December showed a composite PMI of 53, below the expected 53.9 and previous 54.2, with manufacturing PMI at 51.8 and services PMI at 52.9, both lower than expectations [2][7] - Despite the slowdown, the survey data indicates a projected annualized GDP growth rate of about 2.5% for the fourth quarter, although growth has decelerated for two consecutive months [2][7]