国际英语资讯:U.S. Fed leaves rates unchanged, plans to end balance sheet runoff at end of September
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 20-- <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="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="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fostering">fostering</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="stability">stability</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="FOMC">FOMC</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>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="FOMC">FOMC</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="policymaking">policymaking</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>, <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="symmetric">symmetric</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="outcomes">outcomes</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<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>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="determines">determines</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="adjustments">adjustments</span> <span word="to">to</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="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="outcomes">outcomes</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</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="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</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="be">be</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="assessing">assessing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Patient">Patient</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>."</p><p><span word="Rate">Rate</span> <span word="projections">projections</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> 11 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17 <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>-<span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="hikes">hikes</span> <span word="whatsoever">whatsoever</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="foresaw">foresaw</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="median">median</span> <span word="projection">projection</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="hikes">hikes</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="two">two</span>.</p>
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