Market Overview - The US stock market saw a collective decline with the Dow Jones down by 0.27%, S&P 500 down by 0.13%, and Nasdaq down by 0.07% [1] - Chinese concept stocks mostly rose, with the Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index up by 1.76%, including NIO rising over 8% and Baidu over 7% [1] - European markets collectively fell, with the Euro Stoxx 50 down by 1.22% and the UK FTSE 100 down by 0.88% [1] Commodity Market - WTI crude oil futures rose by 1.93% to $64.52 per barrel, while Brent crude oil futures increased by 1.53% to $68.47 per barrel [2] - COMEX gold futures increased by 0.23% to $3727.5 per ounce, while silver futures decreased by 0.19% to $42.88 per ounce [2] Investment in AI Infrastructure - Major US tech companies announced plans to invest over $40 billion in AI infrastructure in the UK, with Microsoft committing $30 billion and Google planning to invest approximately $6.8 billion over the next two years [9] Pharmaceutical Investment - Eli Lilly announced a $5 billion investment to build a manufacturing facility in Virginia, aimed at enhancing the production capacity for targeted cancer therapies and other advanced treatments [12]

投资者同时对其他消息反应平淡，包括美国参议院确认白宫经济顾问斯蒂芬·米兰出任美联储理事，以 及上诉法院驳回特朗普要求罢免美联储理事丽莎·库克的请求。 智通财经9月17日讯（编辑 牛占林）美东时间周二，美国三大股指在震荡交投中收低，投资者在美联储 公布利率决议前保持谨慎。 目前投资者普遍预计美联储将在周三(北京时间周四凌晨2点)宣布降息25个基点，以对冲美国劳动力市 场持续恶化的趋势，这一状况已在近期多项经济数据中有所体现。 市场关注的焦点在于，美联储对全年利率路径的预测，以及决策者们预计在2025年结束前究竟还会再降 息一次，还是两次。 周二稍早公布的数据显示，美国8月零售销售数据增幅高于预期，显示美国消费者支出依然强劲，但这 几乎没有改变市场对降息的预期。 Baird私人财富管理投资策略师Ross Mayfield表示："任何具有韧性的经济数据都只会强化联邦公开市场 委员会(FOMC)内部鹰派的立场……并可能让美联储主席鲍威尔在措辞上比市场所希望的更为鹰派。" 热门股表现 大型科技股涨跌不一，特斯拉收涨2.82%，Meta涨1.87%，亚马逊涨1.13%，苹果涨0.61%，谷歌A则收 跌0.18%，微软跌1 ...