“Maintaining the Target Range for the Federal Funds Rate at 4-1/2 to 4-3/4 Percent at the December 2024 Meeting Was the Best Choice Given the Strength of Recent Economic Data, Accommodative Financial Conditions, and My Forecast That Inflation Will Remain Somewhat Above 2 Percent Over the Next Year Amid a Healthy Labor Market,” She Said. By Michael S. Derby
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New York, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack Said Friday She Voted Against the Central Bank’s Rate Cut Earlier This Week Because Economic Strength and the Inflation Outlook Argued Against Easing Policy.
纽约，12月20日（路透社）——克利夫兰联邦储备银行行长贝丝·哈马克周五表示，她反对本周早些时候中央银行降息，因为经济强劲和通胀前景与放宽政策相悖。
“Based on My Estimate That Monetary Policy Is Not Far From a Neutral Stance, I Prefer to Hold Policy Steady Until We See Further Evidence That Inflation Is Resuming Its Path to Our 2 Percent Objective,” Hammack Said in a Statement Released Friday as the Quiet Period Around the Most Federal Open Market Committee Ended.
“根据我的估计，货币政策距离中立立场并不远，我倾向于保持政策稳定，直到我们看到进一步证据表明通胀正恢复到我们2%的目标，”哈马克在周五发布的声明中表示，因为联邦公开市场委员会的安静期已经结束。
“Maintaining the Target Range for the Federal Funds Rate at 4-1/2 to 4-3/4 Percent at the December 2024 Meeting Was the Best Choice Given the Strength of Recent Economic Data, Accommodative Financial Conditions, and My Forecast That Inflation Will Remain Somewhat Above 2 Percent Over the Next Year Amid a Healthy Labor Market,” She Said.
“在2024年12月的会议上将联邦基金利率目标区间维持在4.5%至4.75%是最佳选择，考虑到近期经济数据的强劲、宽松的金融条件，以及我的预测，即在健康的劳动市场中，通胀将在未来一年中保持在略高于2%的水平，”她说。
On Wednesday, the Fed Met Expectations and Cut Its Federal Funds Target Range by a Quarter Percentage Point, to Between 4.25% and 4.5%. as Part of the Meeting, the Fed Also Marked Down the Number of Rate Cuts It Expects to Do Next Year Amid a Notable Increase in the Expected Levels of Inflation.
周三，美联储符合预期，将联邦基金目标区间下调四分之一个百分点，至4.25%至4.5%之间。在会议上，美联储还降低了预计明年将要进行的降息次数，同时预期通胀水平显著上升。
Hammack Was the Only Dissenting Vote at the Meeting.
哈马克是会议上唯一的反对票。
Her Dissent Was Notable as the Policymaker Had Taken Office Only in August and Has Participated in Only Three FOMC Meetings. What’s More, Hammack, With a Long Career in Financial Markets Before Coming to the Cleveland Fed, Had Only Recently Given Her First Policy Speech, Where She Had Suggested Now Was a Time for Caution With Monetary Policy.
她的反对意见引人注目，因为这位政策制定者在8月才上任，并且仅参与过三次FOMC会议。而且，在来到克利夫兰联储之前，哈马克在金融市场上有着长时间的职业生涯，她最近刚发表了首次政策演讲，在演讲中她暗示现在是货币政策谨慎的时机。
(Reporting by Michael S. Derby; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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