美联储表决同意保持低利率，但六月美国利率或将上涨

5月3日，美联储一致表决通过了保持1.5%至1.75%的低利率的决议。同时美联储指出，它预期美国的通胀率将在中期逼近2%的目标。这也暗示了利率在六月或将迎来上涨。

自联邦公开市场委员会三月会议以来，美国劳动力市场继续表现稳健，经济活动也在稳健增长。

联邦公开市场委员会表示：“当前经济形势将进一步推动联邦自由储备金利率的稳步增长；联邦自由储备金利率有可能在一定时期内低于长期的较高预期利率。不过联邦自由储备金利率的实际走向，将取决于下一步由经济数据反映的经济展望。”

以上声明是该委员会在为期两天的会议后做出的。美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔，副主席威廉·达德利，以及托马斯·巴尔金、拉菲尔·博斯蒂克、莱尔·布莱纳德、洛雷塔·梅斯特、兰德尔·夸尔斯、约翰·威廉姆斯等出席会议并表决。

在三月会议中，以上美联储高官做出了加息决定。（财富中文网）

译者：朴成奎

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.