儘管美聯儲推出刺激經濟方案全球股市仍跳水

Stock markets across Asia and Europe plunged Thursday in reaction to the U.S. central bank's gloomy outlook on the world's largest n's Nikkei index closed two percent lower, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong plummeted nearly five percent at the closing bell. Markets in Seoul, Sydney and Shanghai had also posted losses of at least two percent on es on Europe's key markets are all at least three percent lower in mid-morning trading.

The Federal Reserve announced a measure Wednesday to buy long-term Treasury bonds and sell short-term bonds as a means of stimulating the slumping U.S. economy. But the Reserve warned the economy continued to face "significant downside risks" to the economic outlook, including high unemployment and a depressed housing market.美國央行美聯儲對美國這個世界最大經濟體做出黯淡的前景展望後，整個亞太和歐洲股市星期四應聲大幅下挫。日本日經指數收跌2%，香港恆生指數收盤時暴跌近 5%。首爾、悉尼和上海的股市星期四在收盤時也都下跌至少2%。歐洲各主要股市在午盤交易時的跌幅至少爲3%。

美國聯邦儲備委員會星期三宣佈了將購買長期美國國債並拋售短期美國國債的舉措，以刺激美國疲弱的經濟。但美聯儲警告說，美國經濟繼續面臨“嚴重下滑的風險”，包括高失業率和低迷的房屋市場。