国际英语资讯:U.S. Fed expected to leave rates unchanged in first meeting of 2020
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 28-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2020 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <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="is">is</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidelines">sidelines</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>. <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="underscore">underscore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="lamenting">lamenting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span>," <span word="Diane">Diane</span> <span word="Swonk">Swonk</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Grant">Grant</span> <span word="Thornton">Thornton</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="out">out</span> 2020, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="hike">hike</span>," <span word="Swonk">Swonk</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="undershot">undershot</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="explicitly">explicitly</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019, <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span> "<span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>", <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 10-11.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</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="committee">committee</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="signaling">signaling</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="anytime">anytime</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p>
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