【每日晨读金融时报】28Aug2025 英语口语听力 附原文及实用单词短语

▸ Global stocks extend rally after Amer­ican infla­tion data lifts sen­ti­ment

▸ Latest read­ing paves way for Fed to cut interest rates in Septem­ber

▸ Asian indices bene­fit from a weaker dol­lar and lower US rates

Global stocks exten­ded a rally yes­ter­day with Japan's bench­mark index fol­low­ing Wall Street to new record highs after steady Amer­ican infla­tion data promp­ted traders to lift bets that the US Fed­eral Reserve would cut interest rates next month.

Tokyo's bench­mark Topix rose 0.8 per cent to an all-time high, Taipei's Taiex closed just short of a new peak and Seoul's Kospi strengthened 1.1 per cent.

On Wall Street, the blue-chip S&P 500 was 0.2 higher by early after­noon in New York after rising 1.1 per cent on Tues­day.

Across the Atlantic, the Stoxx Europe 600 was up 0.5 per cent and Frank­furt's Xetra Dax climbed 0.7 per cent.

The gains fol­lowed fig­ures on Tues­day that showed infla­tion in the world's largest eco­nomy was unchanged at 2.7 per cent in July, defy­ing expect­a­tions that Pres­id­ent Don­ald Trump's sweep­ing tar­iffs would drive it higher.