ChangXing Ferroalloy Resources Co., Ltd

US/美国     

美联储宣布维持基准利率在5.25%至5.5%之间不变，美国联邦储备委员会7月31日宣布，将联邦基金利率目标区间维持在5.25%至5.5%之间不变 

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，南非梅拉菲集团发布其2024年上半年度铬铁总产量15.4万吨，同比减少了17%(2023年H1:18.5万吨)，环比增加33.91%(2023H2:11.5万吨)。其2024二季度铬铁产量7.7万吨，与一季度基本持平，截至目前Rustenburg铬铁冶炼厂仍然处于暂时停工状态，因此铬铁产量维持相对低位。 

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缩减国债购买规模, 日本央行当天宣布，将政策利率从0%至0.1%提高至0.25%左右，并将国债购买额从目前的每月约6万亿日元(1美元约合152.7日元)逐步缩减，到2026年1月至3月减至每月3万亿日元左右. 

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/俄罗斯            

俄罗斯央行将基准利率提升至18%，俄央行表示，当前俄通胀形势加剧，通胀水平显著高于俄央行预期，俄国内需求的增长继续超过扩大商品和服务供应的能力。 

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.