华尔街连续第二个交易日收市变化不大，纳斯达克指数勉强维持盈利并创下新高，财报季继续，业绩喜忧参半。公司方面，IBM股价下跌近10%，此前该公司的销售预期令分析师失望，连续四个季度营收下滑。此外，英特尔股价下跌9%，尽管公布的收益好于预期。在政策方面，越来越多的共和党人对是否有必要出台另一项经济刺激法案表示怀疑，而参议院的一个委员会支持珍妮特·耶伦出任拜登的财政部长。道琼斯指数下跌179点，收于30997点，跌幅0.6%。标准普尔500指数下跌12点，跌幅0.3%，收于3842点。纳斯达克指数微升12点，或0.1%，至13543点。本周，道琼斯指数上涨0.6%，标准普尔500指数上涨2.0%，纳斯达克指数上涨4.2%。

Wall Street closed little changed for the second straight session with the Nasdaq eking out a profit and booking a new high, as earnings season continues with mixed results. On the corporate side, shares of IBM sank nearly 10% after the company disappointed analysts’ sales expectations, linking four consecutive quarters of revenue declines. Also, Intel shares dropped 9% despite releasing better-than-expected earnings. On the policy side, a growing number of Republicans have expressed doubts over the need for another stimulus bill, while a Senate committee supported Janet Yellen’s as Biden’s Treasury secretary. The Dow Jones shed 179 points or 0.6% to 30,997. The S&P 500 lost 12 points or 0.3% to 3842. The Nasdaq edged up 12 points or 0.1% to 13,543. During the week, the Dow Jones increased 0.6%, the S&P 500 2.0% and the Nasdaq 4.2%.

受疲弱的经济数据拖累，以及英国首相鲍里斯•约翰逊（Boris Johnson）拒绝排除将英国第三次禁售期延长至今年夏天的可能性，富时100指数周五下跌20点，至6695点，跌幅为0.3%，周跌幅为0.6%。采购经理人指数（PMI）数据显示，1月份企业活动大幅下滑，服务业再次受到重创，制造业增长几乎停滞。此外，最近的数据显示，零售商在12月难以从11月部分冠状病毒封锁中复苏，零售额仅增长0.3%，远低于市场预期的1.2%。与此同时，对冠状病毒感染率上升和限制措施的担忧继续加重，而对新一届拜登政府出台额外刺激措施的乐观情绪逐渐消退。在单一股票中，旅游运营商途易（Tui）下跌超过16%，原因是欧盟领导人进一步实施了旅游限制。

The FTSE 100 retreated 20 points, or 0.3% to 6,695 on Friday, booking a 0.6% weekly loss, dragged down by weak economic data and as the UK PM Boris Johnson refused to rule out extending the country’s third lockdown until the summer. Flash PMI data pointed to a steep slump in business activity in January, with services once again especially hard hit and manufacturing seen growth almost stalling. Also, recent data showed retailers struggled to recover in December from a partial coronavirus lockdown in November, with retail sales up only 0.3%, well below market expectations of 1.2%. Meantime concerns about rising coronavirus infections and restrictions continue to weight while optimism over additional stimulus from the new Biden administration faded. Among single stocks, travel operator Tui tumbled more than 16%, amid the imposition of further travel restrictions by EU leaders.

EIA石油状况报告显示，截至2021年1月15日当周，美国原油库存猛增435.1万桶，为六周来首次增加，而市场预测为下降116.7万桶。与此同时，汽油库存减少26万桶，而市场预测将增加277.1万桶。

US crude oil inventories jumped by 4.351 million barrels in the week ended January 15th, 2021, the first increase in six weeks and compared to market forecasts of a 1.167 million fall, according to the EIA Petroleum Status Report. Meantime, gasoline inventories decreased by 0.26 million barrels, while markets had forecast 2.771 million increase.

美国二手房销售较上月增长0.7%，至2020年12月的676.6万套，超过市场预测的655万套。考虑到2020年全年，现房销售达到564万套，为2006年以来的最高水平。”这种势头可能会延续到新年，预计会有更多买家入市。尽管抵押贷款利率预计会上升，但仍将在3%左右的历史低点附近徘徊。此外，NAR的首席经济学家lawrenceyun说：“随着更多刺激措施的出台和疫苗的发放，预计经济状况将有所改善。”。

Sales of previously owned houses in the US increased 0.7% from the previous month to 6.766 million units in December of 2020, beating market forecasts of 6.55 million. Considering full 2020 , existing home sales reached 5.64 million, the highest level since 2006. "This momentum is likely to carry into the new year, with more buyers expected to enter the market. Although mortgage rates are projected to increase, they will continue to hover near record lows at around 3%. Moreover, expect economic conditions to improve with additional stimulus forthcoming and vaccine distribution already underway", said Lawrence Yun, NAR's chief economist.