标准普尔/澳大利亚证券交易所200指数周二下跌0.4%，至9018点，扭转了前一交易日的涨幅，因为投资者降低了下周降息的预期。市场目前预计降息的可能性仅为15%，远低于60%。此前，澳大利亚储备银行行长米歇尔·布洛克重申了该行的观点，即尽管最近失业率上升幅度超过了澳大利亚储备银行的预测，但劳动力市场仍然“有点紧张”。投资者现在将注意力转向周三公布的第三季度通胀数据和9月份月度CPI指标，以进一步了解利率前景。由于美中贸易紧张局势的缓解抑制了对避险资产的需求，黄金行业下跌5.4%，至一个多月来的最低水平。纽蒙特公司股价下跌5.7%，北方之星资源公司股价暴跌4%，进化矿业公司股价下跌3.8%。相比之下，主要银行支持该指数，澳大利亚国民银行上涨2.5%，西太平洋银行上涨1.9%，联邦银行上涨1.8%，澳新银行上涨1.4%。
The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.4% to 9,018 on Tuesday, reversing gains from the previous session as investors scaled back expectations of an interest rate cut next week. Markets are now pricing in just a 15% chance of a rate reduction, down sharply from 60% after RBA Governor Michele Bullock reaffirmed the bank’s view that the labor market remains “a little tight,” despite unemployment recently rising more than the RBA had forecast. Investors now turn their attention to Wednesday’s release of Q3 inflation data and the September Monthly CPI indicator for further clues on the outlook for interest rates. The gold sector slumped 5.4% to its lowest level in over a month, as easing US-China trade tensions dampened demand for safe-haven assets. Newmont Corporation sank 5.7%, Northern Star Resources plunged 4%, and Evolution Mining dropped 3.8%. In contrast, major banks supported the index, with National Australia Bank up 2.5%, Westpac rising 1.9%, Commonwealth Bank up 1.8%, and ANZ adding 1.4%.
