美聯(lián)儲今年第三次加息

The Federal Reserve lifted short-term interest rates for a third time this year and predicted more increases to follow in the new year as Janet Yellen prepares to hand over the chair amid robust hiring and surging financial markets.

美聯(lián)儲(Fed)今年第三次上調(diào)了短期利率，并預(yù)計在新的一年里還會繼續(xù)加息。在就業(yè)市場招聘強勁、金融市場不斷飆升的背景下，珍妮特•耶倫(Janet Yellen)準(zhǔn)備屆滿離任。

The US central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee increased the target range for the federal funds rate by a quarter point to 1.25-1.5 per cent. Policymakers’ median forecast was for another three quarter-point increases in 2018 and two in 2019, even as they acknowledged inflation is continuing to undershoot their target.

這家美國央行的聯(lián)邦公開市場委員會(Federal Open Market Committee，F(xiàn)OMC)將聯(lián)邦基金利率目標(biāo)區(qū)間提高25個基點，至1.25%-1.5%。政策制定者的預(yù)期中值是在2018年再進(jìn)行三次25個基點的加息，2019年再加息兩次，即便他們承認(rèn)通脹繼續(xù)低于目標(biāo)。

Two policymakers – Charles Evans of Chicago and Neel Kashkari of Minneapolis — dissented against the decision to tighten policy, having previously flagged up concerns about sluggish inflation.

兩名政策制定者——芝加哥聯(lián)儲行長查爾斯•埃文斯(Charles Evans)和明尼阿波利斯聯(lián)儲行長尼爾•卡什卡利(Neel Kashkari)——不同意收緊政策的決定，他們此前已對通脹疲弱表示擔(dān)憂。

Attention will focus on Ms Yellen’s messages about the 2018 and 2019 policy outlook when she addresses the press at 230pm US eastern time.

當(dāng)耶倫在美國東部時間下午2時30分向新聞界發(fā)表講話的時候，關(guān)注焦點將是她對2018年和2019年政策前景的表述。