好像FED要打击consumer confidence？
All signs point to another big interest-rate hike if the latest economic reports have anything to say about it. US job openings unexpectedly jumped to 11.2 million and consumer confidence advanced to the highest since May. Combined, the figures show rock-solid labor demand and resilient household demand even as US central bankers step harder on the monetary policy brakes. Without a commensurate slowdown in consumer spending and easing of wage pressure, the Federal Reserve’s fight to bring inflation down from decades-high levels will be that much more difficult. Fed officials continued to reiterate their commitment to raising rates to bring down inflation—though they remained vague on how large any potential upcoming rate hike would be. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs issued a sobering warning for the UK, predicting inflation would rise to 22%. Stocks sank. Here’s your markets wrap. — Margaret Sutherlin