川普批聯準會升息「瘋了」
Asia markets crumbled on Thursday, after US President Donald Trump’s attack on the Federal Reserve’s plan to raise interest rates triggered a sell-off on Wall Street.
美國總統川普抨擊美聯準會升利息計畫，引發美股拋售後，上週四亞洲市場一片慘綠。
crumble(v.)崩潰;崩落;瓦解trigger (off)(v.)引發;造成=touch off~sell-off(n.)(股票等)拋售
In China, the Hang Seng index was down by 3.99 percent, the worst fall since February 2016.
中國恆生指數下跌3.99％，為2016年2月以來最大跌幅。
Japan’s benchmark index dropped by 3.89 percent.
日經指數下跌3.89％。
benchmark index 指標指數;標竿指數Nikkei stock index日經指數
In Taiwan, the tech-heavy Taiex plunged 6.31 percent, with shares of lens maker and Apple supplier Largan Precision plummeting 9.89 percent.
在台灣， 以科技股為主的加權指數暴跌6.31％，光學鏡頭製造商、同時也是蘋果供應商的大立光股價暴跌9.89％。
Taiex加權股價指數=Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Indexplunge(v.)暴跌、驟降=plummet=dive=tumble=plunge=plummet=slump
Markets across Southeast Asia were also badly hit, with Singapore’s Straits Times Index tumbling 2.7 percent.
東南亞市場也受到嚴重打擊，新加坡海峽時報指數下跌2.7％。
tumble(v.)(價值)暴跌;驟降
The steep drop in Asia followed Wednesday’s plunge in New York, with the Dow Jones dropping 3.1 percent — the biggest fall since February — after Trump took aim at the Federal Reserve for continuing to raise interest rates despite recent market turbulence.
週三美國道瓊斯指數下跌3.1％後，亞股大幅下挫，為自二月份以來的最大跌幅，因川普猛批美聯準會不顧近期市場動盪，繼續升息。
plunge(v.)(n.)暴跌、驟降take aim at~瞄準、猛烈批評the Federal Reserve美聯準會(Fed)despite(prep.)儘管=in spite of~turbulence(n.)騷動、動盪、混亂
The president said the Fed “is making a mistake” with its campaign of rate increases. “I think the Fed has gone crazy,” he charged.
川普表示，聯準會升息「鑄下大錯」，並斥責：「我想聯準會已經瘋了」。
charge(v.)批評;斥責
Investors were fretting about possible further US interest rate hikes, which will increase the cost of corporate borrowing and could slow down economic growth.
投資者擔憂美國利率可能近一步調高，將增加企業借貸成本，並可能減緩經濟成長。
fret(v.)苦惱;發愁slow down減緩;放緩=deceleratespeed up 加速=accelerate
Analyst Stephen Innes of OANDA said Trump’s comments have unsettled investors. “Equity markets were pulverized today as investors remain in full out retreat,” he said.
萬達分析師殷尼斯指出，川普的言論令投資者感到不安，他說「股票市場今天已被粉碎，投資者仍在全力退出。」
unsettle(v.)使不安pulverize(v.)將…磨成粉;粉碎;輕鬆打敗retreat(n.)(士兵或軍隊的)撤退;退卻;後退in (full) retreat (全面)撤退
“This meltdown isn’t just a mild case of the sniffles,” he said, adding that “the latest sneeze from the US equity market could morph into a global markets pandemic.”
殷尼斯說，這次危機不僅僅是輕微的感冒，還顯示出美國股市一打噴嚏，就可能演變為全球市場疫情大爆發。
meltdown(n.)(尤指金融方面的)災難sniffle(n.)鼻塞;輕微感冒morph into~演變成=turn into~pandemic(n.)(疾病)大流行、大爆發When America sneezes, the world catches a cold. 美國一打噴嚏，全世界都感冒
Francis Tan, an investment strategist at UOB Private Bank, believes that the markets will rally in the US session.
大華私人銀行投資策略師Francis Tan認為，市場將在美國開盤時反彈。
rally(v.)恢復、復原、重新振作、恢復信心=pick up
“The valuation of US stocks, especially tech stocks, is still pretty high and there could be some profit taking actions now,” Tan explained.
他解釋道：「美國股票，特別是科技股的價值仍然相當高，現在可能會有一些獲利回吐行動。」
valuation(n.)估價;估定的價值profit taking 獲利回吐