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Recent capital flight has led the New Taiwan Dollar to edge closer to the NT$30 mark against the US Dollar, prompting fear of an incoming bear market.
近期外資出逃導致新台幣兌美元匯率逼近新台幣30元關口，引發熊市即將到來的擔憂。
flight(n.)逃跑、逃避、躲避take flight逃走edge(v.)慢慢移動;徐徐移動;緩慢發展prompting…=which prompted…引起、導致、激起bear market熊市bull market牛市
Approximately US$34 billion worth of foreign money outflowed from Taiwan this year, the most across emerging markets in Asia outside of China according to Bloomberg.
根據彭博社報導，今年從台灣流出的外國資金約為340億美元，是除了中國以外的亞洲新興市場中最多的。
approximately=about=around=roughlyoutflow(v.)(n.)外流;流出=flow outemerging markets新興市場emerging economies新興經濟體
The sell-off was focused on large-cap semiconductor stocks, with bearish investors fearing rising interest rates will continue to take a toll on the global tech sector.
拋售主要圍繞大型半導體股，看跌的投資者擔心利率上升將繼續對全球科技業造成負面影響。
sell-off(股票等的)拋售large cap大型股capitalization(n.)(公司在股票市場上的)資本總額;股本bearish(adj.)行情看跌的;熊市的;悲觀的take a toll on 造成損失、傷害
The TAIEX fell by 389.91 points and closed at 13,950.62 on July 12, below the symbolic 14,000 mark.
7月12日加權股價指數下跌389.91點，收於13,950.62，跌破萬四大關。
symbolic(adj.)象徵性的;象徵的
Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which accounts for more than a quarter of the index, dropped by 2.71% to close at NT$449.5.
佔加權股價指數超過四分之一的晶片代工廠台積電股價下跌2.71％，收於新台幣449.5元。
account for…佔…比例index(n.)指數
Overall, the local electronics sector fell by 2.66%, with the semiconductor sub-index down by 3.26%.
本土電子股整體下跌2.66％，半導體分類指數下跌3.26％。
overall=in general 整體而言
“Global tech stocks are facing PE (price/earning) re-rating, mainly due to recession and inflation concerns,” Capital Securities Corp senior manager Diana Wu said to the Taipei Times. “It’s a global issue, as rate hikes normally hit tech stocks. Investors are withdrawing cash from TSMC and other Taiwan tech stocks.”
群益金鼎證券資深經理Diana Wu告訴《台北時報》：「全球科技股正面臨本益比重新評級，主要是由於對經濟衰退和通貨膨脹的擔憂。」。 「這是一個全球性問題，因為升息通常會打擊科技股。投資者正在從台積電和其他台灣科技股中撤出現金。」
PE ratio本益比withdraw...from... 撤退、抽回
The total 23.4% drop in the TAIEX since January has wiped out all of the 2021 gains already.
自1月以來，加權股價指數總共下跌了23.4％，已經抵銷了2021年的所有漲幅。
wipe out徹底摧毀;消滅;抵銷
On the currency side, the NTD trades at NT$29.87 against the greenback at the time of writing, having slumped from its previous NT$27.44 in January 2022. Barclays is predicting a possible decline to NT$30.3, equivalent to pre-pandemic levels.
在貨幣方面，截稿前，新台幣兌美元的交易價格為29.87元，相較於2022年1月的27.44元大幅下跌。巴克萊預計可能跌至30.3元，相當於疫情前的水平。
greenback 美鈔decline(n.)下降;減少;衰落=fall=dropequivalent to…等同於…=equal to…
Strategists are now bracing for the potential of a bear market.
策略師們現在正為可能到來的熊市做好準備。
strategist(n.)戰略家;策略師strategy(n.)策略;戰略marketing strategies行銷策略brace for 做好準備
“We have a bearish outlook as portfolio outflows could remain a major drag,” said Singapore-based Barclays’ foreign exchange strategist Lemon Zhang to Bloomberg. “Headwinds from capital flows could continue from rising inflation fears, major economies’ tightening and higher US/developed-market yields.”
巴克萊銀行新加坡外匯策略師Lemon Zhang指出：「由於投資組合資金外流，可能仍是主要拖累因素，我們抱持看空觀點。來自通膨擔憂上升、主要經濟體緊縮及美國／已開發市場更高的投資收益，這些導致資金外流的逆風因素可能持續存在。」
outlook(n.)前景;展望portfolio(n.)代表作品集;證券投資組合drag(n.)拖累;累贅;絆腳石headwind(n.)逆風(因素)、阻力tightening(n.)緊縮quantitative tightening量化緊縮yield(n.)投資收益;利潤
As a result, Taiwan’s Finance Ministry announced it would activate its stock stabilization fund to intervene in the market following recent falls in stock prices.
因此，台灣財政部宣布，將在近期股價下跌後，啟動國安基金干預市場。
activate(v.)啟動stock stabilization fund股市穩定基金intervene(v.)干涉、干預、調停=step in