STOCK RATTLES, DOLLAR SURGES AFTER FED MOVE|美國宣布升息 美股應聲收黑.亞股漲跌互見

As the US economy strengthens, the Fed Reserve announced its decision to raise the interest rate by 25 basis points. Wall Street stocks closed in the red at the news, whereas in Asian markets the picture was mixed. The RMB and JPY fell against a stronger greenback, with the US dollar-Japanese Yen exchange rate hitting a 10-month low of 117 yen per dollar. On Dec 15 Taiwan time, the US Fed announced a rate hike of 25 basis points and a higher target range of 0.75%. The Fed is also expected to raise the rate three more times over the course of next year. The news put an end to a 7-day winning streak of record-high closings in the US markets. News of the Fed rate hike also reverberated throughout Asian markets. Japan stocks inched up, while Hong Kong markets tumbled. Korean stock prices dipped at first but regained lost ground and closed little changed. Taiwan markets closed slightly lower. Asian currencies slumped, with RMB at nearly 6.93 and JPY hitting a 10-month low of 117. The Euro lost over 1.1% to an intraday low of $1.04. ==MARKET ANALYST== The rate increase is going to be reflective of continued job growth and economic expansion in America, which will increase the demand for goods, and will help be a locomotive to pull both China and Europe, along with Japan, into a more prosperous time. Analysts said that money is flowing back into the US because of the stronger dollar, which will benefit export in some countries. Overall, the global interest rates remain at low levels due to quantitative easing measures in the EU and Japan. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 美國聯準會在台灣時間15號凌晨將基準利率調升1碼，目標區間上調至0.5%至0.75%。預期明年會再升息3次，消息一出，美股終結連續七天收盤創新高的氣勢，道瓊工業指數下跌118.68點，創下自總統大選以來最大跌幅，美國短期公債殖利率則創8年新高，美元指數也攀升至14年高峰。 而美國升息，也在亞洲股市引發震盪，日股小漲，港股大跌，韓股先跌後漲，維持平盤，台股也以小跌作收。亞洲貨幣則相繼走貶，人民幣兌美元匯率中間價貶值2.61分，逼近6.93元。日圓則貶破117元大關，創下10個月以來新低。歐元也同步走貶，最低貶值超過1.1%，1歐元不到1.05美元。 ==市場分析人士 麥那德== 美國升息將反映就業持續成長與經濟復甦 意味著美國貨品的需求增加 也將成為帶動中國歐洲以及日本 邁入更為繁榮階段的火車頭 市場分析家指出，美元上揚導致資金回流美國，各國匯率走貶，有利個別國家出口。而在歐盟及日本都維持貨幣寬鬆政策下，整體而言全球現階段仍處於低利率環境。 記者 曾惠敏 報導