World Stock Markets Go Up
全球股市上漲
Introduction
On June 29, stock markets around the world went up. This happened because the U.S. and Iran stopped fighting and tech companies did well.
6月29日，全球股市上漲。這是因為美國與伊朗停止對抗，且科技公司表現良好。
Main Body
The U.S. and Iran have a new peace deal. They are not fighting now. Oil prices went up a little, but they are still low for the month.
美國與伊朗達成了新的和平協議。他們目前不再對抗。油價略有上升，但本月仍處於低位。
In the U.S., the Dow Jones reached a new record high. Alphabet is now in the Dow Jones. Many people bought shares in computer chip companies like Nvidia again.
在美國，道瓊工業指數創下新高。Alphabet現已納入道瓊指數。許多人再次買入如Nvidia等電腦晶片公司的股票。
The U.S. dollar is very strong. The Japanese yen is very weak. Gold prices went down because the U.S. may raise interest rates.
美元非常強勢。日圓則非常疲軟。由於美國可能會調高利率，金價有所下跌。
Conclusion
Investors are now waiting for new job reports from the U.S. and news from Europe.
投資者目前正等待美國的新就業報告以及來自歐洲的消息。
Vocabulary Learning
📈 The 'Movement' Words
In this text, we see how things change. For A2 learners, you need to know words for Up and Down.
Moving Higher
- Go up → used for prices or markets (Example: Markets went up).
- Reach a high → when something hits its top point (Example: Reached a record high).
- Raise → to make something higher (Example: Raise interest rates).
Moving Lower
- Go down → used for prices (Example: Gold prices went down).
- Weak → when a currency has less value (Example: The yen is very weak).
💡 Quick Tip: The Past Tense Notice that the story uses "went" instead of "go".
Go (Today) Went (Yesterday/Past)
Wrong: The market go up yesterday. ❌ Right: The market went up yesterday. ✅