The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) left rates unchanged on Wednesday. The FOMC released its quarterly dot plot forecast, showing where individual committee members' assessment rates should land in the coming years.
联邦公开市场委员会（FOMC）周三维持利率不变。联邦公开市场委员会发布了季度点阵预测，显示了未来几年个别委员会成员的分摊率将达到何种水平。
"The Committee judges that the risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals are moving into better balance," the statement said. "The economic outlook is uncertain, and the Committee remains highly attentive to inflation risks. In support of its goals, the Committee maintained the target range for the federal funds rate at 5-1/4 to 5-1/2 percent."
声明说：“委员会认为，实现就业和通货膨胀目标的风险正在趋于平衡。”“经济前景不确定，委员会仍然高度关注通货膨胀风险。为了支持其目标，委员会将联邦基金利率的目标区间维持在5-1/4％至5-1/2％。”
On the news, indexes climbed after holding unchanged. The $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ 0.30% $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ climbed 0.37%. The $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ climbed 0.52%.
新闻方面，指数在保持不变后攀升。这个 $标普500指数 (.SPX.US)$ 0.30% $道琼斯指数 (.DJI.US)$ 上涨了0.37％。这个 $纳斯达克综合指数 (.IXIC.US)$ 上涨了0.52％。
According to the dot plot projection, policymakers see the median Federal Funds at 4.6 at year's end, compared to the current target of 5.25-5.5.
根据点阵图预测，决策者认为联邦基金年底的中位数为4.6，而目前的目标为5.25-5.5。
Shortly after 2 p.m., the FOMC released its statement. It said that in pursuit of returning to the target two percent inflation rate, it would closely monitor data before making a rate cut decision.
下午2点过后不久，联邦公开市场委员会发布了声明。它表示，为了恢复2％的目标通货膨胀率，它将在做出降息决定之前密切关注数据。