ChangXing Ferroalloy Resources Co., Ltd

US/美國     

美聯儲宣布維持基準利率在5.25%至5.5%之間不變，美國聯邦儲備委員會7月31日宣布，將聯邦基金利率目標區間維持在5.25%至5.5%之間不變 

The Federal Reserve announced that it would maintain the benchmark interest rate between 5.25% and 5.5%. The Federal Reserve announced on July 31 that it would maintain the target range of the federal funds rate between 5.25% and 5.5%.

SA/南非  

7月30日，南非梅拉菲集團發布其2024年上半年度鉻鐵總產量15.4萬噸，同比減少了17%(2023年H1:18.5萬噸)，環比增加33.91%(2023H2:11.5萬噸)。其2024二季度鉻鐵產量7.7萬噸，與一季度基本持平，截至目前Rustenburg鉻鐵冶煉廠仍然處于暫時停工狀態，因此鉻鐵產量維持相對低位。 

On July 30, South Africa's Melaf Group announced that its total ferrochrome production in the first half of 2024 was 154,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 17% (2023H1: 185,000 tons) and a month-on-month increase of 33.91% (2023H2: 115,000 tons). Its ferrochrome production in the second quarter of 2024 was 77,000 tons, basically the same as in the first quarter. As of now, the Rustenburg ferrochrome smelter is still in a state of temporary suspension, so the ferrochrome production remains relatively low.

JPN/日本      

日本央行宣布加息并縮減國債購買規模, 日本央行當天宣布，將政策利率從0%至0.1%提高至0.25%左右，并將國債購買額從目前的每月約6萬億日元(1美元約合152.7日元)逐步縮減，到2026年1月至3月減至每月3萬億日元左右. 

The Bank of Japan announced an interest rate hike and reduced the scale of government bond purchases. The Bank of Japan announced on the same day that it would increase the policy interest rate from 0% to 0.1% to around 0.25%, and gradually reduce the amount of government bond purchases from the current monthly approximately 6 trillion yen (1 US dollar is approximately 152.7 yen) to around 3 trillion yen per month from January to March 2026.

RUS/俄羅斯            

俄羅斯央行將基準利率提升至18%，俄央行表示，當前俄通脹形勢加劇，通脹水平顯著高于俄央行預期，俄國內需求的增長繼續超過擴大商品和服務供應的能力。 

The Central Bank of Russia raised its benchmark interest rate to 18%. The Central Bank of Russia stated that the current inflation situation in Russia has intensified, the inflation level is significantly higher than the Central Bank of Russia's expectations, and the growth of domestic demand in Russia continues to exceed the ability to expand the supply of goods and services.