The S&P 500 index closed on Thursday night at a record high of 1，569，up 6 points or 0.4%. The last time it broke into new territory was on 9 October 2007 when it closed at 1，565.
標準普爾500指數上周四晚創(chuàng )最高收盤(pán)紀錄，收于1569點(diǎn)，上漲6點(diǎn)，漲幅為0.4%。該指數上一次觸及收盤(pán)高位為2007年10月9日，當日收盤(pán)報1565點(diǎn)。(英國廣播公司)
The S&P has been near its record high for several weeks，despite the still sluggish performance of the US economy. This means it finishes the quarter 10% higher than its level at the beginning of the year and more than double its low point during the financial crisis.
標準普爾500指數幾周以來(lái)一直位于其歷史高位附近，盡管美國經(jīng)濟增長(cháng)依舊緩慢。此次收盤(pán)點(diǎn)位意味著(zhù)該指數在從年初至今的2013年第一季度期間增長(cháng)了10%，并較金融危機低點(diǎn)高出一倍多。(英國廣播公司)
The index is closely tracked by professional investors and its four-year recovery since 2009 reflects a growing belief that the Federal Reserve’s continuing support for markets and the economy will overcome modest U.S. growth and lingering economic and political weakness in Europe.
作為專(zhuān)業(yè)投資者主要追蹤的對象，標準普爾500指數自2009年開(kāi)始為期四年的反彈，這反映了投資者對于美聯(lián)儲持續給市場(chǎng)以支持的信心日益增強，也反映出投資者堅信美國經(jīng)濟將克服持續的歐洲政治和經(jīng)濟疲弱的影響，最終走出疲軟的增長(cháng)態(tài)勢。(《華爾街日報》)
But some strategists say Thursday’s record could be a harbinger that the stock market rally is running out of steam.
但一些戰略分析師稱(chēng)，上周四的收盤(pán)紀錄可能是美國股市反彈開(kāi)始失去動(dòng)力的預兆。(路透社)
“As the market has gone higher ... upward moves have generally gotten smaller，which suggests that the move is getting old and that we need a pullback，”said Mark Arbeter，chief technical strategist for Standard & Poor’s in New York.
“隨著(zhù)股市走高……市場(chǎng)上行幅度總體減小，這表明指數上漲開(kāi)始乏力，我們需要減速，”紐約標準普爾首席技術(shù)顧問(wèn)馬克·阿爾貝特稱(chēng)。(路透社)
Investors warned clients not to get overly excited.“Getting back to where we were is an important step，”said Howard Silverblatt，senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices. But he cautioned in a note to investors：“Markets are volatile，and if you are a long-term investor you should expect declines.”
投資者提醒客戶(hù)切勿過(guò)度興奮。標普道瓊斯指數資深分析師霍華德·希爾弗布拉特稱(chēng)，“回到之前的水平是很重要的一步�！钡谝环萁o投資者的報告中警告稱(chēng)，“市場(chǎng)是波動(dòng)的，長(cháng)期投資者應該預料到市場(chǎng)有走低的可能�！�(《衛報》)
So far，annual inflation has been benign enough that policy makers have largely ignored it，but U.S. consumer prices nevertheless are up 13% since 2007. Stock indexes only recently have moved above their levels of that period，meaning they remain far from records after adjusting for inflation.
迄今為止，美國溫和的年通貨膨脹率足以使決策者基本上忽略物價(jià)的上漲壓力。但美國消費價(jià)格自2007年以來(lái)已累計上漲了13%。而股指直到最近才突破當時(shí)的水平，這意味著(zhù)在經(jīng)過(guò)通貨膨脹因素調整后，股指距離新的高點(diǎn)仍有很大一段距離。(《華爾街日報》)
The stock market next week will face tests of the milestone it reached，with the situation of Cyprus’s banks and a round of U.S. data，including the March jobs report on Friday，facing investors.
鑒于塞浦路斯銀行的現狀以及即將公布的一系列美國經(jīng)濟數據，包括將于周五發(fā)布的3月份就業(yè)報告，美國股市此次創(chuàng )下的里程碑式的新紀錄即將面臨考驗。(路透社)