川普財政部選擇市場上漲，比特幣漲勢失去動力

香港（法新社）—由於交易員歡迎唐納德·特朗普(Donald Trump)提名的財政部長，華爾街大部分市場昨天收盤上漲，創歷史新高

Most markets rose yesterday with a record close on Wall Street as traders welcomed Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, while bitcoin’s push to USD100,000 ran out of steam after coming within a whisker of the mark at the end of last week.

昨天大多數市場上漲，華爾街收盤價創歷史新高，交易員對唐納德·川普(Donald Trump)當選財政部長表示歡迎，而比特幣在上週末逼近10萬美元後就失去了動力。

The gains came ahead of the release of key United States (US) data that could provide a fresh idea about the Federal Reserve’s plans for interest rates amid expectations the next president’s tax and tariffs plans will reignite inflation, tempering rate cut bets.

這些漲幅是在美國關鍵數據公佈之前出現的，這些數據可能為聯準會的利率計劃提供新的思路，因為人們預計下一任總統的稅收和關稅計劃將重新引發通膨，從而緩和降息預期。

Investors gave the thumbs-up to news that US president-elect Trump had chosen billionaire investor Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury, with optimism he will take a considered approach to the economy.

投資人對美國當選總統川普選擇億萬富翁投資人史考特貝森特領導財政部的消息點贊，樂觀地認為他將採取深思熟慮的經濟政策。

Bessent, CEO of hedge fund manager Key Square Group, has called for an extension of tax cuts from Trump’s first term. He also wants to reassert American energy dominance and believes it is necessary to deal with the budget deficit.

對沖基金管理公司 Key Square Group 執行長貝森特呼籲延長川普第一任期的減稅政策。他也希望重申美國的能源主導地位，並認為有必要解決預算赤字問題。

Recently, he has called for tax reform and deregulation to spur growth and wrote in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece that this would be key to “restarting the American growth engine” and keeping prices in check.

最近，他呼籲進行稅收改革和放鬆管制以刺激成長，並在《華爾街日報》的一篇評論文章中寫道，這將是「重啟美國成長引擎」和控制物價的關鍵。

This month, he called tariffs “a negotiating tool with our trading partners” in an opinion piece for Fox News, adding it was “a means to finally stand up for Americans”.

本月，他在福克斯新聞的一篇評論文章中稱關稅是“與我們的貿易夥伴進行談判的工具”，並補充說這是“最終支持美國人的一種手段”。

While his views are seen as hawkish, markets started on a bright note.

儘管他的觀點被認為是強硬的，但市場開局卻一片光明。

“(Bessent) brings this sense of almost gradualism to the administration as opposed to taking a big bang approach to making big policy changes,” chief economist Brian Jacobsen at Annex Wealth Management, told Bloomberg TV.

「（貝森特）為政府帶來了這種近乎漸進主義的感覺，而不是採取大刀闊斧的方法來做出重大政策改變，」附件財富管理公司的首席經濟學家布萊恩·雅各布森告訴彭博電視台。

Markets may be relieved that the pick signals “an ‘America First’ kind of administration but not an ‘America Exclusively’ kind of administration”, he added.

他補充說，市場可能會鬆一口氣，因為這次選擇標誌著「一種『美國優先』類型的政府，而不是一種『美國專屬』類型的政府」。

After a strong finish on Friday on Wall Street – where the Dow ended on a record – Asian markets were broadly stronger.

週五華爾街股市強勁收盤（道瓊指數收盤創歷史新高）後，亞洲市場普遍走強。

Tokyo advanced more than one per cent, even as the yen pushed up against the dollar, while Sydney, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Mumbai, Bangkok, Wellington, Manila and Jakarta also sat in positive territory. However, after a healthy start, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Bangkok turned negative. London, Paris and Frankfurt rose at the open.

儘管日圓兌美元匯率上漲，但東京股市上漲超過百分之一，而雪梨、首爾、新加坡、台北、孟買、曼谷、威靈頓、馬尼拉和雅加達也出現上漲。然而，香港、上海和曼谷在健康開局後轉為負面。倫敦、巴黎和法蘭克福開盤上漲。

Bitcoin sat around USD99,728.34 on Friday, with traders awaiting the next catalyst to push it past the USD100,000 mark.

週五，比特幣價格約為 99,728.34 美元，交易員正在等待下一個催化劑將其推高至 100,000 美元大關。