国际英语资讯:U.S. Fed cuts interest rates for first time since 2008
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 31-- <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="lowered">lowered</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2008 <span word="global">global</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</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="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="rate">rate</span>-<span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="trimmed">trimmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</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="by">by</span> 25 <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="concluding">concluding</span> <span word="its">its</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="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="muted">muted</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FOMC">FOMC</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</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="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p>
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