英国通胀飙升使英国央行更接近美联储。英国通胀加速的速度比预期的要快，这让人们对英格兰银行近期降息的可能性产生了怀疑。4月份整体消费者价格指数上涨1.2%，为2022年4月以来的最大月度涨幅。

UK's Inflation Surge Puts BoE Closer to Fed.UK inflation accelerated more strongly than forecast, casting doubt on the likelihood of a rate cut by the Bank of England any time soon. The overall consumer price index increased 1.2% in April, the strongest monthly jump since April 2022.

周三，Ibovespa指数下跌约0.5%，跌至139500点以下，从历史高点回落，因为投资者在美国财政和关税问题上变得谨慎。美国因特朗普总统停滞不前的税收立法而再次陷入财政僵局，再加上贸易谈判进展缓慢，对出口敏感企业造成压力，而穆迪5月16日将美国主权债务评级下调至Aa1，使国债收益率居高不下。在国内，财政部长哈达德和巴西央行行长加利波罗的会晤，以及即将发表的货币政策演讲，引发了人们对财政刺激可能挤出私人信贷的担忧。在主要家禽地区疑似禽流感病例威胁到出口流量后，农业综合企业股价下跌，包括ItaúUnibanco和Bradesco在内的主要银行开盘下跌0.5%-1.0%，因为较高的远期利率对净息差前景造成压力。与此同时，钢铁制造商因中国需求疲软的迹象而下跌，部分被能源股抵消，能源股因中东供应风险担忧而上涨。

The Ibovespa slid about 0.5% to below the 139,500 mark on Wednesday, retreating from record highs as investors turned cautious amid US fiscal and tariff concerns. Renewed US fiscal impasse over President Trump’s stalled tax legislation, coupled with slow progress in trade talks, weighed on export-sensitive names, while Moody’s May 16 downgrade of US sovereign debt to Aa1 kept Treasury yields elevated. Domestically, meetings between Finance Minister Haddad and BCB President Galípolo, alongside an upcoming monetary-policy address, stoked concerns that fiscal stimulus could crowd out private credit. Agribusiness shares fell after suspected avian-flu cases in major poultry regions threatened export flows, and major banks—including Itaú Unibanco and Bradesco—opened 0.5%–1.0% lower as higher forward rates pressured net-interest-margin outlooks. Meanwhile, steelmakers slid on signs of softer Chinese demand, partly offset by energy names, which rose on Middle East supply-risk fears.

波罗的海交易所的干散货海运指数周三下跌0.2%，至1337点，为5月15日以来的最低水平。好望角型船运价指数下跌0.4%，至1855点，该指数通常运输15万吨铁矿石和煤炭等货物；巴拿马型油轮指数下降0.6%，至1286，该指数通常运载6万至7万吨煤炭或粮食。另一方面，supramax指数上涨6点，至988点。

The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk sea freight index decreased by 0.2% to 1337 on Wednesday, its lowest since May 15. The capesize index, which typically transport 150,000-ton cargoes such as iron ore and coal, fell by 0.4% to 1855; and the panamax index, which usually carry 60,000-70,000 tons of coal or grain, dropped by 0.6% to 1286. On the other hand, the supramax index rose by 6 points to 988.

德国总理默茨：有迹象表明美国可能对与欧盟达成协议感兴趣。据路透社报道，德国总理弗里德里希·默茨周三表示，有迹象表明，美国可能有兴趣与欧盟达成贸易协议。

German Chancellor Merz: There are signs US could be interested in deal with EU.German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that there are signs that the United States (US) could be interested in having a trade deal with the European Union (EU), per Reuters.