週三中午，全球市場面臨動盪，日圓兌美元套利交易平倉導緻美國股市大幅下跌

標普 500 指數午盤下跌 0.5%，預計將結束連續 7 天的上漲勢頭，而羅素 2000 指數中的小型股則保持相對穩定。

Global markets were hit by turbulence on Wednesday midday, as an unwinding of yen-dollar carry trades drove sharp losses in U.S. equities.

週三中午，全球市場遭遇動盪，日圓兌美元套利交易平倉導緻美國股市大幅下跌。

The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (QQQ ) fell 1.2% in intraday trading, while the S&P 500 (SPY ) dipped 0.5%, on track to snap a seven-day winning streak.

以科技股為主的那斯達克指數 100 指數 (QQQ) 在盤中交易中下跌 1.2%，而標準普爾 500 指數 (SPY) 則下跌 0.5%，預計結束 7 天的連漲。

Meanwhile, small caps in the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM ) were holding up relatively well, down just 0.1%.

同時，iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) 的小型股表現相對較好，僅下跌 0.1%。

Rising expectations that the Bank of Japan may raise interest rates in December pushed the dollar-yen pair down by 1.5%, marking its steepest drop since late September.

日本央行可能在 12 月升息的預期不斷升溫，推動美元兌日圓匯率下跌 1.5%，創下 9 月底以來的最大跌幅。

This triggered a wave of “risk-off” sentiment, pressuring major indices.

這引發了一波「避險」情緒，給主要股指帶來壓力。

Fresh economic data failed to stoke concerns about an imminent change in the Federal Reserve’s interest rate path.

新的經濟數據未能引發人們對聯準會利率路徑即將改變的擔憂。

The U.S. economy expanded at an annualized 2.8% in the third quarter, according to a second estimate that matched earlier print.

根據與早先公佈的數據相符的第二份預測，美國第三季經濟年化成長率為 2.8%。

October’s Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, also came in line with forecasts, showing a modest uptick.

十月的個人消費支出（PCE）物價指數（聯準會首選的通膨指標）也與預測相符，顯示小幅上升。

Traders continue to bet on easier monetary policy, with Fed funds futures pricing in a 70% probability of a 25-basis-point rate cut at the Dec. 18 meeting.

交易員繼續押注寬鬆的貨幣政策，聯邦基金期貨定價為 12 月 18 日會議上降息 25 個基點的可能性為 70%。

In commodities market, gold inched up by 0.2%, while oil prices fell by 1% to $68 a barrel, heading for a three-day decline.

大宗商品市場，黃金小漲0.2%，油價下跌1%至每桶68美元，連續三天下跌。

Natural gas plummeted 7%, amid less cold weather forecasts reducing the outlook for heating demand.

由於寒冷天氣預測減少了暖氣需求的前景，天然氣價格暴跌 7%。

Meanwhile, cryptocurrencies reversed their recent losing streak. Bitcoin (BTC/USD) rallied nearly 5% to above $96,000, while Ethereum (ETH/USD) surged more than 7%, hitting price levels last seen in late June 2024.

同時，加密貨幣扭轉了近期的連跌勢頭。比特幣 (BTC/USD) 上漲近 5%，至 96,000 美元以上，而以太坊 (ETH/USD) 飆升超過 7%，觸及 2024 年 6 月下旬的價格水準。

Here's how Wednesday's performance in major U.S. indices, ETFs is shaping up, according to Benzinga Pro data:

根據 Benzinga Pro 數據，週三美國主要指數、ETF 的表現如下：