America’s Federal Reserve(美联储) held its main interest rate in the range of 3.5-3.75%. Three of 12 members of the central bank’s rate-setting committee(利率制定委员会) voted to raise rates by a quarter of a percentage point(25个基点). Kevin Warsh, the Fed’s chair, hinted that the bank could raise rates if the rate of inflation—which has been running above the bank’s 2% target—continues to remain high.(凯文·沃什暗示，如果通胀持续高于2%目标，可能加息。) Bond markets seemed unconvinced by his commentary. The yield(收益率) on 30-year Treasury bonds(30年期美国国债) rose above 5.2%, its highest since 2007.
美国联邦储备委员会将主要利率维持在3.5%-3.75%的区间。央行利率制定委员会12名成员中有3人投票支持加息25个基点。美联储主席凯文·沃什暗示，如果通胀率——一直高于央行2%的目标——持续居高不下，央行可能会加息。债券市场似乎对他的言论不买账。30年期美国国债收益率升至5.2%以上，为2007年以来最高。
Meta, an American tech giant, made $16bn in profit in the second quarter, down by 14% from the same period last year(同比下降14%). Its cashflow(现金流) fell by 91%, as it increased its spending on artificial-intelligence infrastructure such as data centres. Meta’s share price fell by about 7.5% in after-hours trading(盘后交易).
美国科技巨头Meta第二季度盈利160亿美元，同比下降14%。其现金流下降91%，原因是增加了对数据中心等人工智能基础设施的支出。Meta股价在盘后交易中下跌约7.5%。
Financial regulators in South Korea said they would limit access to some leveraged exchange-traded funds(杠杆交易所交易基金) (ETFs) after the KOSPI(韩国综合股价指数), the country’s main stock index, fell sharply. Officials blame the funds for exaggerating moves(指责基金夸大波动) in the share prices of South Korean companies. After rising sharply in the first half of the year, the index has fallen by nearly 40% from its peak in late June (though it is still 30% higher than at the start of the year).
韩国金融监管机构表示，在韩国主要股票指数KOSPI大幅下跌后，他们将限制对某些杠杆交易所交易基金（ETF）的准入。官员们指责这些基金夸大了韩国公司股价的波动。该指数在今年上半年大幅上涨后，已从6月底的峰值下跌近40%（尽管仍比年初高出30%）。
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