国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. Fed keeps rates near zero, warns of COVID-19 resurgence
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 29-- <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="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="benchmark">benchmark</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="low">low</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="resurgence">resurgence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weigh">weigh</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="weigh">weigh</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>, <span word="employment">employment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poses">poses</span> <span word="considerable">considerable</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="term">term</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="concluding">concluding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</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="at">at</span> 0-0.25 <span word="percent">percent</span> "<span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="weathered">weathered</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>", <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="unscheduled">unscheduled</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="quantities">quantities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="treasuries">treasuries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="mortgage">mortgage</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="securities">securities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="lending">lending</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.3 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="accelerated">accelerated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="states">states</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 22 <span word="states">states</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="paused">paused</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="reversed">reversed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reopen">reopen</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>.</p>
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