国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. Fed leaves rates unchanged, downplays inflation concerns
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 1-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downplayed">downplayed</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alter">alter</span> <span word="its">its</span> "<span word="patient">patient</span>" <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>-<span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="moves">moves</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="concluding">concluding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="Market">Market</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>-<span word="making">making</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2.25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.5 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="adjustments">adjustments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="muted">muted</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="pressures">pressures</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Inflation">Inflation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span>," <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Jerome">Jerome</span> <span word="Powell">Powell</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="pressures">pressures</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> "<span word="transient">transient</span>".</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="inventory">inventory</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="better">better</span>-<span word="than">than</span>-<span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="allayed">allayed</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>-<span word="hiking">hiking</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p>
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