欧洲股市周四收盘大幅上涨，追随主要经济体的股市，此前美联储在昨日收盘后大幅降息50个基点。欧元区斯托克50指数飙升2.2%，收于4943点，泛欧斯托克600指数上涨1.3%，收于522点。科技股领涨欧元区蓝筹股，顶级市值ASML飙升4.6%，受益于美国芯片行业的积极势头。此外，Prosus和Adyen各上涨近5%。与此同时，奢侈品行业受益于中国央行降息的希望，因为人民币走强为亚洲宽松政策增加了空间，爱马仕、法拉利和路威酩轩集团的涨幅在4.4%至3%之间。在欧元区以外，英格兰银行和挪威央行都保持利率不变。

European stocks closed sharply higher on Thursday, tracking equity markets across major economies after the Federal Reserve delivered an aggressive 50bps rate cut following yesterday’s closing bell. The Eurozone’s Stoxx 50 soared 2.2% to close at 4,943, and the pan-European Stoxx 600 added 1.3% to close at 522. Tech shares led the gains among the Eurozone’s bluechips, with top market cap ASML soaring 4.6%, benefitting from the positive momentum for the chip sector in the US. Also, Prosus and Adyen gained close to 5% each. In the meantime, luxury benefitted from hopes of a rate cut by the PBoC as the stronger yuan added room for looser policy in Asia, with Hermes, Ferrari, and LVMH adding between 4.4% and 3%. Outside the Eurozone, the Bank of England and the Norges Bank both held their interest rates unchanged.

欧洲股市周四攀升，斯托克50指数和斯托克600指数均上涨近2%，因投资者对美联储和英格兰银行最近的货币政策决定做出了反应。所有主要指数和几乎所有行业都处于积极区间，矿业股领涨，上涨3.8%。然而，公用事业落后，下滑1.3%。正如预期的那样，英格兰银行将利率稳定在5%，这表明在服务业持续通胀的情况下，将采取“渐进式”的货币宽松政策，而服务业的通胀仍处于“高位”。此前一天，美联储将利率下调了半个百分点，并表示将进一步降息。

European markets climbed on Thursday, with the Stoxx 50 and Stoxx 600 both gaining nearly 2%, as investors reacted to recent monetary policy decisions from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. All major indices and nearly every sector traded in positive territory, with mining stocks leading the charge, up 3.8%. Utilities, however, lagged behind, slipping 1.3%. The Bank of England held rates steady at 5% as expected, signaling a “gradual approach” to monetary easing amid persistent inflation in the services sector, which remains “elevated.” It comes a day after the US Federal Reserve cut rates by half a percentage point and signalled that more reductions would follow.

2024年7月，欧元区的经常账户盈余从一年前的255亿欧元急剧扩大到480亿欧元。商品顺差从219亿欧元增至383亿欧元，服务顺差从184亿欧元增至254亿欧元。此外，次级收入差距从146亿欧元缩小到128亿欧元，而初级收入赤字从2亿欧元扩大到28亿欧元。经季节性调整后，7月份经常账户盈余从上月的510亿欧元降至396亿欧元。

The current account surplus in the Euro Area widened sharply to €48 billion in July 2024 from €25.5 billion a year earlier. The goods surplus increased to €38.3 billion from €21.9 billion, and the services surplus went up to €25.4 billion from €18.4 billion. Also, the secondary income gap narrowed to €12.8 billion from €14.6 billion, while the primary income deficit widened to €2.8 billion from €0.2 billion. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the current account surplus fell to €39.6 billion surplus in July from €51 billion in the previous month.

欧洲股市周四上涨，斯托克50指数和斯托克600指数在美联储四年来首次降息后上涨约1%。美联储将利率下调了50个基点，缓解了投资者的担忧。市场现在寄希望于英格兰银行，预计在8月份将利率下调25个基点至5%后，英格兰银行将保持利率稳定。矿业股领涨，上涨2%，而电信股是唯一落后的，下跌不到0.5%。零售业飙升超过2%，英国零售商Next上涨5.8%，预计年利润近10亿英镑（13.2亿美元）。

European stocks rose on Thursday, with the Stoxx 50 and Stoxx 600 gaining around 1% after the US Federal Reserve's first rate cut in four years. The Fed slashed rates by 50 basis points, easing investor concerns. Markets now look to the Bank of England, which is expected to hold rates steady after cutting them by 25 basis points to 5% in August. Mining stocks led sector gains, rising 2%, while telecoms were the only laggard, down by less than 0.5%. Retail surged more than 2%, driven by British retailer Next, up 5.8%, as it forecast nearly £1 billion ($1.32 billion) in annual profits.