<p>要點：</p>
<ul>
<li>指數下跌：道瓊斯指數下跌 0.27%，標準普爾 500 指數下跌 0.22%，納斯達克指數下跌 0.23%</li>
<li>沃爾瑪上調年度預測；股價下跌</li>
<li>美國每週失業救濟申請人數升至 6 月以來的最高水平</li>
<li>Coty 因美國消費支出預測疲軟而下跌</li>
</ul>
<p>週四，華爾街主要指數下滑，投資者在等待來自傑克遜霍爾的聯邦儲備會議的貨幣政策線索，而大型零售商沃爾瑪的季度業績未能提振市場情緒。</p>
<p>沃爾瑪上調了其財政年度的銷售和利潤預期，得益於各收入水平消費者的強勁需求，但未能達到季度利潤預期，並指出關税導致成本上升。</p>
<p>該零售商的股價下跌 4.3%，對消費品板塊造成壓力，該板塊下跌 0.9%。</p>
<p>“結果實際上相當不錯……我只是認為它們正好落在了本週風險偏好下降的市場中，” B Riley Wealth 的首席市場策略師 Art Hogan 表示。</p>
<p>本週早些時候，其他零售商如 Target 和 Home Depot 的報告顯示出混合的情況，而與科技相關的股票如 Meta、亞馬遜和超微則大幅下跌。</p>
<p>此次拋售表明投資者擔心，自 4 月低點以來飆升的股票現在被高估，同時華盛頓對該行業的干預加劇也引發了警惕。</p>
<p>但根據《股票交易者年鑑》，此次拋售也可能是投資者在傳統的股市動盪期減少股票敞口的結果。</p>
<p>在東部時間上午 10:04，道瓊斯工業平均指數下跌 119.30 點，或 0.27%，至 44,817.87 點，標準普爾 500 指數下跌 13.98 點，或 0.22%，至 6,381.80 點，納斯達克綜合指數下跌 48.09 點，或 0.23%，至 21,124.77 點。</p>
<p>Coty 因預測當前季度銷售將因美國消費支出疲軟而下滑，股價暴跌 20%。</p>
<p>交易者現在關注美聯儲的年度研討會，主席傑羅姆·鮑威爾定於週五上午 10 點東部時間發言。他們希望鮑威爾能發表任何暗示 9 月份可能降息的評論，以應對近期就業市場疲軟。</p>
<p>“投資者希望鮑威爾能保證 9 月份會議上降息的可能性，以幫助防止勞動力市場進一步疲軟，” RGA Investments 的首席投資官 Rick Gardner 表示。</p>
<p>週四的數據增加了對勞動力市場放緩的擔憂，而一份私人報告顯示 8 月份商業活動加快，反映出中央銀行下個月需要做出判斷的複雜環境。</p>
<p>中央銀行 7 月會議的紀要顯示，政策制定者採取了謹慎的語氣，並計劃在完全評估貿易不確定性對經濟影響之前保持這種態度。</p>
<p>根據 LSEG 編制的數據，這種謹慎使交易者將 9 月份降息 25 個基點的概率從上週的 99.9% 降至 79%。</p>
<p>在貿易進展方面，美國和歐盟週四最終敲定了上個月達成的框架協議。</p>
<p>在紐約證券交易所，下降的股票數量以 1.85 比 1 的比例超過上漲的股票，而在納斯達克則以 1.69 比 1 的比例超過上漲的股票。</p>
<p>標準普爾 500 指數創下三項新的 52 周高點，沒有新的低點，而納斯達克綜合指數則記錄了 30 個新高和 66 個新低。</p>

沃爾瑪

<p>華爾街主要指數下跌，投資者在等待傑克遜霍爾會議上關於貨幣政策的見解。沃爾瑪上調了年度預測，但未能達到季度利潤預期，導致其股價下跌 4.3%。道瓊斯指數下跌 0.27%，標準普爾 500 指數下跌 0.22%，納斯達克指數下跌 0.23%。對潛在勞動力市場放緩的擔憂以及零售報告的喜憂參半加劇了下跌。交易員們正在尋找美聯儲主席傑羅姆·鮑威爾關於 9 月份可能降息的信號</p>

<p>Key points:</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>要點：</p>
</div><ul>
<li>Indexes off: Dow 0.27%, S&amp;P 500 0.22%, Nasdaq 0.23%</li>
<li>Walmart hikes annual forecast; shares drop</li>
<li>US weekly jobless claims rise to highest since June</li>
<li>Coty falls on weak U.S. spending forecast</li>
</ul>
<div class="lb-trans"><ul>
<li>指數下跌：道瓊斯指數下跌 0.27%，標準普爾 500 指數下跌 0.22%，納斯達克指數下跌 0.23%</li>
<li>沃爾瑪上調年度預測；股價下跌</li>
<li>美國每週失業救濟申請人數升至 6 月以來的最高水平</li>
<li>Coty 因美國消費支出預測疲軟而下跌</li>
</ul>
</div><p>Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Thursday, as investors awaited clues on monetary policy from a Federal Reserve conference in Jackson Hole, while big-box retailer Walmart's quarterly results did little to boost sentiment.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>週四，華爾街主要指數下滑，投資者在等待來自傑克遜霍爾的聯邦儲備會議的貨幣政策線索，而大型零售商沃爾瑪的季度業績未能提振市場情緒。</p>
</div><p>Walmart  raised its fiscal year sales and profit, driven by strong demand from shoppers across all income levels, but missed quarterly profit expectations and flagged higher costs from tariffs.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>沃爾瑪上調了其財政年度的銷售和利潤預期，得益於各收入水平消費者的強勁需求，但未能達到季度利潤預期，並指出關税導致成本上升。</p>
</div><p>Shares of the retailer fell 4.3% and pressured the consumer staples sector , which declined 0.9%.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>該零售商的股價下跌 4.3%，對消費品板塊造成壓力，該板塊下跌 0.9%。</p>
</div><p>The &#34;results were actually pretty good...I just think they're landing in a market that has taken on a risk off tone this week,&#34; said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B Riley Wealth.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“結果實際上相當不錯……我只是認為它們正好落在了本週風險偏好下降的市場中，” B Riley Wealth 的首席市場策略師 Art Hogan 表示。</p>
</div><p>Reports from other retailers such as Target  and Home Depot  earlier this week painted a mixed picture, while technology-related stocks such as Meta , Amazon.com  and Advanced Micro Devices  declined sharply.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本週早些時候，其他零售商如 Target 和 Home Depot 的報告顯示出混合的情況，而與科技相關的股票如 Meta、亞馬遜和超微則大幅下跌。</p>
</div><p>The selloff signaled investor fears that the equities, which have soared since April lows, are now overvalued, while Washington's growing interference in the sector has also raised alarms.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>此次拋售表明投資者擔心，自 4 月低點以來飆升的股票現在被高估，同時華盛頓對該行業的干預加劇也引發了警惕。</p>
</div><p>But according to the Stock Trader's Almanac, the selloff could also be a result of investors paring back their stock exposure during a traditionally rocky period for equities.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>但根據《股票交易者年鑑》，此次拋售也可能是投資者在傳統的股市動盪期減少股票敞口的結果。</p>
</div><p>At 10:04 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  fell 119.30 points, or 0.27%, to 44,817.87, the S&amp;P 500  lost 13.98 points, or 0.22%, to 6,381.80 and the Nasdaq Composite  lost 48.09 points, or 0.23%, to 21,124.77.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在東部時間上午 10:04，道瓊斯工業平均指數下跌 119.30 點，或 0.27%，至 44,817.87 點，標準普爾 500 指數下跌 13.98 點，或 0.22%，至 6,381.80 點，納斯達克綜合指數下跌 48.09 點，或 0.23%，至 21,124.77 點。</p>
</div><p>Coty  slumped 20% after the beauty products maker forecast a drop in current-quarter sales on weak U.S. spending.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Coty 因預測當前季度銷售將因美國消費支出疲軟而下滑，股價暴跌 20%。</p>
</div><p>Traders are now focused on the Fed's annual symposium, where Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak on Friday at 10 a.m. ET. They are looking for any commentary from Powell that would signal an interest rate cut in September following recent job market weakness.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>交易者現在關注美聯儲的年度研討會，主席傑羅姆·鮑威爾定於週五上午 10 點東部時間發言。他們希望鮑威爾能發表任何暗示 9 月份可能降息的評論，以應對近期就業市場疲軟。</p>
</div><p>&#34;Investors are looking for assurance from Powell that a rate cut is likely at the September meeting, in order to help prevent any further weakening of the labor market,&#34; said Rick Gardner, chief investment officer at RGA Investments.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“投資者希望鮑威爾能保證 9 月份會議上降息的可能性，以幫助防止勞動力市場進一步疲軟，” RGA Investments 的首席投資官 Rick Gardner 表示。</p>
</div><p>Data on Thursday added to worries of a labor market slowdown, while a private report showed business activity picked up pace in August, reflecting a complicated environment in which the central bank will have to deliver its verdict next month.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>週四的數據增加了對勞動力市場放緩的擔憂，而一份私人報告顯示 8 月份商業活動加快，反映出中央銀行下個月需要做出判斷的複雜環境。</p>
</div><p>The minutes from the central bank's July meeting indicated that policymakers had struck a cautious tone and plan to stick with it until they can fully gauge the impact of trade uncertainty on the economy.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>中央銀行 7 月會議的紀要顯示，政策制定者採取了謹慎的語氣，並計劃在完全評估貿易不確定性對經濟影響之前保持這種態度。</p>
</div><p>The caution had traders paring odds of a 25-basis-point interest rate cut in September to 79% from 99.9% last week, according to data compiled by LSEG.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>根據 LSEG 編制的數據，這種謹慎使交易者將 9 月份降息 25 個基點的概率從上週的 99.9% 降至 79%。</p>
</div><p>In trade developments, the U.S. and the European Union on Thursday finalized a framework deal they had reached last month.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在貿易進展方面，美國和歐盟週四最終敲定了上個月達成的框架協議。</p>
</div><p>Declining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.85-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.69-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在紐約證券交易所，下降的股票數量以 1.85 比 1 的比例超過上漲的股票，而在納斯達克則以 1.69 比 1 的比例超過上漲的股票。</p>
</div><p>The S&amp;P 500 posted three new 52-week highs and no new lows, while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 30 new highs and 66 new lows.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>標準普爾 500 指數創下三項新的 52 周高點，沒有新的低點，而納斯達克綜合指數則記錄了 30 個新高和 66 個新低。</p>
</div>

Wall Street slips with Jackson Hole event in focus; Walmart slides

- 華爾街主要指數週四下跌，投資者關注美聯儲會議。  
- 沃爾瑪提高年度銷售和利潤預期，但季度利潤未達預期，股價下跌 4.3%。  
- 美國和歐盟達成框架協議，勞動力市場放緩引發擔憂。  

華爾街股市下跌，傑克遜霍爾會議成為關注焦點；沃爾瑪股價滑落