担忧疫情蔓延美股“熔断”全球股市下跌

为应对新冠肺炎疫情对经济的冲击，美联储15日宣布紧急下调基准利率1个百分点并再度启动量化宽松措施，但金融市场并未给予积极回应。纽约股市16日开盘暴跌并再次触发熔断机制，全球其他几大股市也出现下跌。

Traders listen at the New York Stock Exchange to President Donald Trump’s televised speech from the White House on Friday in New York. MARK LENNIHAN / ASSOCIATED PRESS
Global stock markets have sunk again despite central banks around the world announcing a co-ordinated effort to ease the effects of the coronavirus.
尽管各国央行宣布协同努力缓解新冠肺炎疫情的影响，但全球股市仍然再次下跌。
The Dow Jones index closed 12.9% down after President Donald Trump said the economy "may be" heading for recession.
在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普称经济“可能”走向衰退后，道琼斯指数收盘下跌12.9%。
London"s FTSE 100 ended 4% lower, and other major European markets saw similar slides.
伦敦富时100指数收盘时下跌4%，欧洲其他主要股市也出现了类似的下跌。
On Sunday, the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates to almost zero and launched a $700 billion stimulus programme.