Powell Says Fed Rate Hike 'Unlikely' Even as Path to Cooling Inflation Still Uncertain
Powell Says Fed Rate Hike 'Unlikely' Even as Path to Cooling Inflation Still Uncertain
By Luzi Ann Santos | moomoo News
作者：露兹·安·桑托斯 | moomoo 新闻
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said it's unlikely that policymakers will increase interest rates, even as he acknowledged that the path to bringing inflation down to their 2% target remains uncertain.
美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔表示，决策者不太可能提高利率，尽管他承认将通货膨胀率降至2％目标的路径仍不确定。
"I think it's unlikely that the next policy rate move will be a hike," Powell said in a press conference after the Federal Open Market Committee kept federal funds rate unchanged at a target range of 5.25% to 5.5%. "We need to see persuasive evidence that our policy stance is not sufficiently restrictive to bring inflation down to 2%. That's not what I think we're seeing, as we mentioned."
在联邦公开市场委员会将联邦基金利率维持在5.25％至5.5％的目标区间不变之后，鲍威尔在新闻发布会上说：“我认为下一次政策利率变动不太可能是加息。”“我们需要看到有说服力的证据，证明我们的政策立场不够严格，不足以将通货膨胀率降至2％。正如我们所提到的，我认为这不是我们所看到的。”
US equities swung between gains and losses as Powell spoke at the press conference. By the time markets closed, the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ was down 0.3% at 5,018.39. The $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ also slipped 0.3%, while the $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ gained 0.2%.
鲍威尔在新闻发布会上发表讲话时，美国股市在涨跌之间波动。到市场收盘时， $标普500指数 (.SPX.US)$ 下跌0.3％，至5,018.39。这个 $纳斯达克综合指数 (.IXIC.US)$ 也下跌了0.3％，而 $道琼斯指数 (.DJI.US)$ 上涨了0.2％。
"Inflation is still too high," Powell said. "Further progress in bringing it down is not assured. And the path forward is uncertain. We are fully committed to returning inflation to our 2% goal."
鲍威尔说：“通货膨胀率仍然过高。”“不能保证在降低它方面会取得进一步的进展。而且前进的道路是不确定的。我们完全致力于将通货膨胀率恢复到2％的目标。”
The FOMC acknowledged the stickiness of inflation. "In recent months, there has been a lack of further progress toward the Committee's 2 percent inflation objective," the committee said in a statement.
联邦公开市场委员会承认了通货膨胀的粘性。该委员会在一份声明中说：“最近几个月，在实现委员会2％的通货膨胀目标方面缺乏进一步的进展。”
"The Committee would be prepared to adjust the stance of monetary policy as appropriate if risks emerge that could impede the attainment of the Committee's goals," the FOMC said in a statement.
Asked whether he still sees three interest rate cuts this year similar to the recent dot plot by policymakers that illustrated their median projection for borrowing costs, Powell said "I've said that it appears then that it's going to take longer for us to reach that point of confidence. I don't know how long it will take."
"I can just say that when we get that confidence, then rate cuts will be in scope," he said.
联邦公开市场委员会在一份声明中表示：“如果出现可能阻碍委员会实现目标的风险，委员会将准备酌情调整货币政策立场。”
当被问及他是否仍认为今年的三次降息与决策者最近的点阵图相似时，鲍威尔说：“我已经说过，当时看来我们需要更长的时间才能达到这个信心点。我不知道要花多长时间。”
他说：“我只能说，当我们获得这种信心时，降息就会在范围之内。”