考研英语阅读真题文章三十篇七
<p> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span>: <span word="Difference">Difference</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span></p><p> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="December">December</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="shortterm">shortterm</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span> <span word="at">at</span> 5.25%. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="mattered">mattered</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="accompanying">accompanying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="Bernanke">Bernanke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nod">nod</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> , <span word="they">they</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Chip">Chip</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="forecasters">forecasters</span> <span word="reckon">reckon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="seers">seers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="futures">futures</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> 20% <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="April">April</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> 70%, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="unexpectedly">unexpectedly</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bankers">bankers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="simultaneously">simultaneously</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cautious">cautious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12% <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="unofficially">unofficially</span> <span word="deem">deem</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bernanke">Bernanke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="genuinely">genuinely</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span>, <span word="core">core</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="exclude">exclude</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volatile">volatile</span> <span word="categories">categories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2.8% <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="October">October</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="preferred">preferred</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="deflator">deflator</span>, <span word="went">went</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2.4% <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="cautious">cautious</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bankers">bankers</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="scant">scant</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="abandoning">abandoning</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hawkish">hawkish</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span>.</p>
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