美聯(lián)儲啟動三年多來首次加息

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2018, as it seeks to tame the highest US inflation in four decades.
由于美國通脹水平創(chuàng)40年來最高紀錄，美國聯(lián)邦儲備委員會3月16日宣布上調聯(lián)邦基金利率目標區(qū)間25個基點，這是美聯(lián)儲2018年以來首次加息。
"Inflation remains elevated, reflecting supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic, higher energy prices, and broader price pressures," the Fed said in a statement after a two-day policy meeting, adding the Ukraine crisis and related events are likely to "create additional upward pressure" on inflation and weigh on economic activity.
美聯(lián)儲在結束為期兩天的貨幣政策會議后發(fā)表聲明說，通脹仍處于高位，反映出與新冠疫情相關的供需失衡、能源價格上漲和更廣泛的價格壓力。烏克蘭危機可能對美國通脹造成額外的上行壓力，并令經濟活動承壓。


The central bank decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point, to 0.25 to 0.5 percent, and "anticipates that ongoing increases in the target range will be appropriate," the statement said.
美聯(lián)儲決定將政策利率聯(lián)邦基金利率的目標區(qū)間上調25個基點，升至0.25%到0.5%，并預期繼續(xù)上調該目標區(qū)間是合適的。