我们都应该为即将到来的美国通胀数据做好准备吗?

币界网Опубліковано о 2024-08-11Востаннє оновлено о 2024-08-11

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倒计时开始了。下周,美国将公布最新的通胀数据,市场上的每个人都屏住了呼吸。通货膨胀一直是一个热门话题,但现在,它甚至更热。

在数月的数据显示数字喜忧参半之后,风险很高。那么,美国的通货膨胀到底是怎么回事呢。?

6月份,它有所降温,年增长率达到3.0%。这比我们5月份看到的3.3%有所下降。当然,这不是大幅下降,但这是朝着正确方向迈出的一步。

更有趣的是6月份的月利率,实际上下降了-0.1%。这意味着,总体而言,价格不仅停止攀升,而且有所下跌。这是一个小小的胜利,但在这种经济环境下,即使是最小的胜利也很重要。

美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔

通货膨胀分解:什么在动,什么不在动

让我们把数字分解一下。核心通胀率——剔除食品和能源的剧烈波动——在过去一年中上升了3.3%。这是自2021年4月以来核心通胀的最小增幅。

为什么这很重要?因为这可能意味着推动价格上涨的潜在压力正在缓解。

例如,能源价格终于开始回落。6月份,能源通胀率仅为1%,比5月份的3.7%大幅下降。

是什么原因造成的?汽油价格下跌2.5%。减少泵的疼痛总是好消息。

另一方面,食品通胀率再次开始攀升,从5月份的2.1%上升到6月份的2.2%。这不是一个巨大的跳跃,但足以让你在杂货店时注意到。

与此同时,住房和交通成本也终于有所缓解。住房通胀率从5.4%降至5.2%,交通从10.5%降至9.4%。

所有人的目光都集中在美联储身上

美联储一直在努力解决如何在不完全扼杀经济增长的情况下控制通货膨胀的问题。现在最大的问题是,他们是否会在年底前开始降息。

随着通胀降温、失业率上升和就业增长放缓,美联储可能会决定通过降息为经济注入一些活力。

乔·拜登总统

这一切都是为了在对抗通货膨胀和保持经济运转之间找到一个最佳点。

现在,让我们谈谈8月2日的就业报告。它很弱,弱到足以让全球股市陷入混乱。投资者紧张不安,下周公布的数据可能是已经处于紧张状态的市场的转折点。

如果数据显示通胀再次上升,可能会引发另一轮抛售。没有人想要这样,但这是一种真实的可能性。

说到降息,投资者已经开始下注了。在那份令人失望的就业报告之后,许多人很快预测美联储将大幅降息。我们正在谈论大幅削减——比如在年底前削减整整一个百分点。

这意味着美联储2024年最后三次会议之一将降息0.5个百分点。考虑到目前的利率处于5.25%至5.5%之间的23年高点,这是一个大胆的预测。

但请稍候——其中一些极端的赌注已经被退回。市场是不可预测的,美联储也是如此。投资者充满希望,但希望并不总是得到回报。

我们所知道的是,当通货膨胀数字下降时,每个人都会被粘在通货膨胀数字上。任何通胀再次攀升的迹象都将动摇市场的核心。

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