国际英语资讯:Fed Chairman Powell highlights patience in monetary policy as he testifies before Congress
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 26-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Jerome">Jerome</span> <span word="Powell">Powell</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="approach">approach</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="determining">determining</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>, <span word="Powell">Powell</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>." <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="evolve">evolve</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Banking">Banking</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</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="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2.25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.50 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> "<span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</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="assessing">assessing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="implications">implications</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span>."</p><p><span word="Powell">Powell</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="shrink">shrink</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="sheet">sheet</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holdings">holdings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="securities">securities</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="about">about</span> 310 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> 4.0 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>," <span word="Powell">Powell</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Relative">Relative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="banks">banks</span>' <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="balances">balances</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1.2 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</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="FOMC">FOMC</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="body">body</span>, "<span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="evaluate">evaluate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="timing">timing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="sheet">sheet</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span>."</p>
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