国际英语资讯:U.S. Fed officials remain divided following second rate cut this year
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 20-- <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="remain">remain</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>-<span word="point">point</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defended">defended</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="signaling">signaling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="policymakers">policymakers</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uncertainties">uncertainties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="James">James</span> <span word="Bullard">Bullard</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Louis">Louis</span>, <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Fed">Fed</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="by">by</span> 25 <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</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="by">by</span> 50 <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="declines">declines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elevated">elevated</span> <span word="downside">downside</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>," <span word="Bullard">Bullard</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="dissenters">dissenters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</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="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prudent">prudent</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="management">management</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="view">view</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="aggressively">aggressively</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downside">downside</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="materialize">materialize</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bullard">Bullard</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="considerations">considerations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="factored">factored</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="persistent">persistent</span> <span word="muted">muted</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>, <span word="Bullard">Bullard</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="expenditures">expenditures</span> (<span word="PCE">PCE</span>) <span word="price">price</span> <span word="indexes">indexes</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="some">some</span> 40 <span word="to">to</span> 60 <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>, <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="target">target</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> 50-<span word="basis">basis</span>-<span word="point">point</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> "<span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="return">return</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="target">target</span>.</p>
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