【今日单词】
compound /kəmˈpaʊnd/
v.
make (something bad) worse; intensify the negative aspects of.
"prisoners' lack of contact with the outside world compounds their problems"
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原文如下：
The day in the markets
by George Steer
(来自：The Financial Time 金融时报)
What you need to know
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• Oil price down again in volatile trading
US technology stocks slipped yesterday, compounding losses for the week, ...
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was 0.4 per cent lower in early afternoon New York trading, extending its declines after a strong sell-off in US equities this week. The benchmark S&P 500 fell 0.1 per cent. In Europe the regional Stoxx 600 fell 0.6 per cent and London’s FTSE 100 was down 0.4 per cent.
Stock markets have fallen since a report from the Institute for Supply Management on Monday showed that its index, which tracks economic activity in the US services sector, expanded for the 30th month in a row in November, unnerving investors who expect the Federal Reserve to slow its interest rate rises when it meets later this month.
Brent crude oil fell 1.7 per cent in volatile trading to $78.03 a barrel. The international benchmark dropped 4 per cent in the previous session to its lowest level of the year, ...
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European gas prices rose on a cold snap, with TTF futures up 6.2 per cent to €149.75 a megawatt hour. However, the benchmark is at less than half its August peak above €300 a megawatt hour.
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