国际英语资讯:U.S. Fed officials warn of downside risks from rising trade uncertainty
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 24-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="downside">downside</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="suited">suited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="adverse">adverse</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</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="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kansas">Kansas</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span> <span word="Hole">Hole</span>, <span word="Wyoming">Wyoming</span>.</p><p>"<span word="While">While</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="business">business</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="rulebook">rulebook</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Powell">Powell</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="echoed">echoed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="academics">academics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bankers">bankers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chair">Chair</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span>...<span word="is">is</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Clarida">Clarida</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="liberalization">liberalization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="now">now</span>," <span word="Clarida">Clarida</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="CNBC">CNBC</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> "<span word="is">is</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dampening">dampening</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="slowed">slowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3.1-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>.</p>
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