国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. Fed likely to offer more guidance on rates next week amid COVID-19 fallout
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 3-- <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="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="guidance">guidance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="intentions">intentions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="economists">economists</span>.</p><p>"<span word="One">One</span> <span word="deliverable">deliverable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Summary">Summary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Projections">Projections</span> (<span word="SEP">SEP</span>)," <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="H">H</span>. <span word="Bryson">Bryson</span>, <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wells">Wells</span> <span word="Fargo">Fargo</span> <span word="Securities">Securities</span>, <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implicit">implicit</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="guidance">guidance</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="heralded">heralded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="policymakers">policymakers</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="influencing">influencing</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="releases">releases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterly">quarterly</span> <span word="SEP">SEP</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lays">lays</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>' <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="inflation">inflation</span>, <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SEP">SEP</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evolving">evolving</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SEP">SEP</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bryson">Bryson</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Rather">Rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="explicit">explicit</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="guidance">guidance</span>, <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="implicitly">implicitly</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 2022 <span word="through">through</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dot">dot</span> <span word="plot">plot</span>," <span word="Bryson">Bryson</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>' <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>.</p>
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