美國GDP數據助美元小幅反彈

The dollar staged a mini-rally in the wake of the final reading of US first-quarter growth on Wednesday which confirmed that the contraction in the US economy was not as deep as first suspected.

在週三美國公佈第一季度增長率的最終讀數之後，美元出現了小幅反彈。週三的增長數據證實，美國經濟的收縮程度不如一開始猜測的那麼嚴重。

With one eye on the increasing threat of a Greek default and the country’s potential exit from the euro, investors’ attention reverted to their favourite subject — the likely launch of a rate rise cycle by the Federal Reserve for the first time since the financial crisis.

在關注着希臘違約以及該國可能退出歐元區這一日益加大的威脅的同時，投資者的心思重新回到了他們最喜歡的話題——美聯儲(Fed)可能啓動金融危機以來第一輪加息週期。

The revised GDP data showed a smaller contraction of 0.2 per cent in the period, better than the 0.7 per cent published in the second reading, and in line with expectations.

修訂後的國內生產總值(GDP)數據顯示，美國第一季度經濟收縮幅度爲較小的0.2%，好於所發佈的第二次讀數0.7%，符合預期。

Consumer spending for the quarter rose 2.1 per cent, compared to the previous reading of 1.8 per cent.

第一季度消費者支出增加了2.1%，而之前公佈的讀數爲1.8%。

The dollar index, which tracks the world’s reserve currency against six of its rivals, had fallen 0.5 per cent during the European session, eating into its advance of as much as 1.2 per cent during Tuesday’s rally.

在歐洲交易時段，美元指數——追蹤這一世界儲備貨幣相對其他6種主要貨幣的匯率變化的指數——下降了0.5%，削弱了其週二最高1.2%的漲勢。

But the GDP data trimmed those losses, and the index edged higher to 95.432 in the early stages of the US session. The dollar was 0.24 per cent lower on the euro.

但GDP數據的公佈則使美元收復部分失地，在美國交易時段開始時，美元指數曾升高至95.432。美元兌歐元匯率收跌0.24%。

Further signs of improving data will add to expectations that the Fed could first act as soon as September, and that a late summer or early autumn rate rise might not be the last of the calendar year.

更多的經濟數據改善的跡象，將增加人們的如下預期——美聯儲最早可能在9月採取行動，而且夏末或秋初加息或許不是本日曆年的最後一次。