5月3日,，美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)一致表決通過(guò)了保持1.5%至1.75%的低利率的決議,。同時(shí)美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)指出，它預(yù)期美國(guó)的通脹率將在中期逼近2%的目標(biāo),。這也暗示了利率在六月或?qū)⒂瓉?lái)上漲,。

自聯(lián)邦公開(kāi)市場(chǎng)委員會(huì)三月會(huì)議以來(lái)，美國(guó)勞動(dòng)力市場(chǎng)繼續(xù)表現(xiàn)穩(wěn)健,，經(jīng)濟(jì)活動(dòng)也在穩(wěn)健增長(zhǎng),。

聯(lián)邦公開(kāi)市場(chǎng)委員會(huì)表示：“當(dāng)前經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢(shì)將進(jìn)一步推動(dòng)聯(lián)邦自由儲(chǔ)備金利率的穩(wěn)步增長(zhǎng)；聯(lián)邦自由儲(chǔ)備金利率有可能在一定時(shí)期內(nèi)低于長(zhǎng)期的較高預(yù)期利率,。不過(guò)聯(lián)邦自由儲(chǔ)備金利率的實(shí)際走向,，將取決于下一步由經(jīng)濟(jì)數(shù)據(jù)反映的經(jīng)濟(jì)展望,。”

以上聲明是該委員會(huì)在為期兩天的會(huì)議后做出的,。美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)主席杰羅姆·鮑威爾,，副主席威廉·達(dá)德利，以及托馬斯·巴爾金,、拉菲爾·博斯蒂克,、萊爾·布萊納德、洛雷塔·梅斯特,、蘭德?tīng)枴た錉査?、約翰·威廉姆斯等出席會(huì)議并表決。

在三月會(huì)議中,，以上美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)高官做出了加息決定,。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：樸成奎

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In a unanimous vote, the Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates unchanged at 1.5 to 1.75% on May 3rd. However, it noted that it expects inflation to “run near” its 2% target “over the medium term,” suggesting that interest rates might see a hike in June.

Information since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March suggests that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate.

The committee says it expects “economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will warrant further gradual increases in the federal funds rate; the federal funds rate is likely to remain, for some time, below levels that are expected to prevail in the longer run. However, the actual path of the federal funds rate will depend on the economic outlook as informed by incoming data.”

The committee made the statement following a two-day meeting. Jerome H. Powell, Chairman; William C. Dudley, Vice Chairman; Thomas I. Barkin; Raphael W. Bostic; Lael Brainard; Loretta J. Mester; Randal K. Quarles; and John C. Williams all voted for the monetary policy.

The group raised rates during its March meeting.