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Trading in China’s stockmarkets was suspended yesterday after the CSI 300 index dropped by 7%, triggering new “circuit-breakers”—and sharp falls elsewhere. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed 2.4% and Germany’s DAX 4.3%; the S&P 500 was 2.3% down shortly before Espresso was published. Gold and American Treasury bonds rose. Tensions in the Middle East made oil markets jittery: Brent crude rose by more than 4% before falling back.

詞義解析:

CSI 300 index: 滬深300指數

Trigger: 引發

Circuit-breaker: 熔斷

FTSE 100：富時100指數

Shed：跌落

DAX：德國法蘭克福指數

American Treasury bonds: 美國國債

Jittery：緊張不安