周三中午，全球市场面临动荡，日元兑美元套利交易平仓导致美国股市大幅下跌

标准普尔 500 指数午盘下跌 0.5%，有望结束连续 7 天的上涨势头，而罗素 2000 指数中的小盘股则保持相对稳定。

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

周三中午，全球市场遭遇动荡，日元兑美元套利交易平仓导致美国股市大幅下跌。

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.

以科技股为主的纳斯达克 100 指数 (QQQ) 在盘中交易中下跌 1.2%，而标准普尔 500 指数 (SPY) 则下跌 0.5%，有望结束七日连涨。

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

与此同时，iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) 中的小盘股表现相对较好，仅下跌 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 月加息的预期不断升温，推动美元兑日元汇率下跌 1.5%，创下 9 月底以来的最大跌幅。

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

这引发了一波“避险”情绪，给主要股指带来压力。

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

新的经济数据未能引发人们对美联储利率路径即将改变的担忧。

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

根据与早先公布的数据相符的第二份预测，美国第三季度经济年化增长率为 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.

十月份的个人消费支出（PCE）价格指数（美联储首选的通胀指标）也与预测相符，显示出小幅上升。

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.

交易员继续押注宽松的货币政策，联邦基金期货定价为 12 月 18 日会议上降息 25 个基点的可能性为 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.

大宗商品市场，黄金小幅上涨0.2%，油价下跌1%至每桶68美元，连续三天下跌。

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

由于寒冷天气预测减少了供暖需求的前景，天然气价格暴跌 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.

与此同时，加密货币扭转了近期的连跌势头。比特币 (BTC/USD) 上涨近 5%，至 96,000 美元以上，而以太坊 (ETH/USD) 飙升超过 7%，触及 2024 年 6 月下旬的价格水平。

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

根据 Benzinga Pro 数据，周三美国主要指数、ETF 的表现如下：