澳大利亞市場將以綠色開放。儘管交易更新混雜，邁爾崛起

澳大利亞數字訂閱的費用為每4週的12週，每4週收費16美元，此後每4周自動續簽44美元。

The Australian share market is set to open higher on Wednesday, following a mixed session on Wall Street and strong gains in major US tech stocks.

在華爾街舉行的混合會議之後，澳大利亞股票市場定於週三開放，並在美國主要科技股中獲得了強勁的收益。

At 6:30 AM ET (10:30 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were trading 80 points, or 0.2%, lower, while the broader S&P 500 futures fell 0.1% and the Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.4%.

在美國東部時間上午6:30（格林尼治標準時間10:30），道瓊斯工業平均期貨的交易量為80點，或0.2％，降低了，而較廣泛的標準普爾500期貨期貨下跌0.1％，納斯達克100期貨期貨增長了0.4％。

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is expected to open Wednesday’s session at 33,890, the S&P 500 at 4,378 and the Nasdaq 100 at 15,320.

道瓊斯工業平均水平預計將於週三的33,890次開放，標準普爾500分為4,378，納斯達克股票100開放為15,320。

The major US stock indexes closed with modest gains on Tuesday, extending rallies from the previous session as traders assessed interest rate expectations and digested mixed economic data.

美國主要的股票指數週二以微不足道的收益結束，隨著交易者評估了利率預期並消化了混合經濟數據，上一屆會議延長了集會。

Tech stocks, however, continued to soar, with the major US tech companies pushing the Nasdaq to close with a gain of 1.3%.

但是，技術股票繼續飆升，美國主要的科技公司將納斯達克股票以1.3％的速度關閉。

Among individual stocks, Myer (ASX:MYR) will be in focus after the department store chain reported a 3.4% rise in third-quarter sales and announced plans to open two new stores in New South Wales.

在個人股票中，Myer（ASX：MYR）將在該百貨商店連鎖店報告上漲3.4％之後，將重點關注，並宣布了在新南威爾士州開設兩家新商店的計劃。

However, the company’s net profit declined by 60% to $14.7 million for the 24 weeks ended December 24, 2023, compared to $37.3 million a year earlier.

但是，截至2023年12月24日的24週，該公司的淨利潤下降了60％，至1470萬美元，而去年同期為3730萬美元。

The company attributed the profit decrease to increased operating expenses and higher inventory levels.

該公司將利潤降低歸因於營業費用的增加和更高的庫存水平。

Meanwhile, the US economy contracted more sharply than expected in the fourth quarter, according to a preliminary estimate.

同時，根據初步估計，美國經濟的收縮比第四季度預期的要高。

Real gross domestic product decreased at an annualized rate of 2.4% in the period, compared to economists’ anticipations of a 2.3% decline and the third quarter’s revised reading of 2.7%.

實際國內生產總值在此期間以2.4％的年化速度下降，而經濟學家的預期對下降了2.3％，而第三季度的修訂版讀數為2.7％。

This downturn was attributed to a substantial reduction in government spending and a decline in private inventory investment.

這種低迷歸因於政府支出的大幅減少和私人庫存投資的下降。

Additionally, consumer spending, which usually contributes significantly to economic growth, slowed more than anticipated.

此外，通常會對經濟增長產生重大貢獻的消費者支出比預期的要大得多。

However, business fixed investment rebounded strongly, and labor income increased at a healthy pace.

但是，業務固定的投資反彈強勁，勞動收入以健康的速度增加。

At 5:00 PM ET (09:00 GMT), the Federal Reserve is set to release the minutes of its December 13-14 policy meeting.

美國東部時間（GMT 09:00）下午5:00，美聯儲定於12月13日至14日的政策會議發布。

These minutes are expected to provide further insights into the Fed's thinking on the potential for a pause in the current rate hike cycle.

預計這些分鐘將進一步了解美聯儲在當前加速週期中停頓的可能性的思想。

The dot plot from the December meeting indicated that officials anticipate the federal funds rate to peak in the 5-5.25% range this year, which is consistent with a final 25-basis point rate hike at the upcoming January meeting.

12月會議的DOT情節表明，官員們預計，今年的聯邦資金利率將達到5-5.25％的範圍，這與即將在1月的會議上進行的最終25-BASIS點率加息是一致的。

However, the officials' individual year-end economic forecasts varied significantly, suggesting that the path of monetary policy remains uncertain.

但是，官員的年終經濟預測差異很大，這表明貨幣政策的道路仍然不確定。