“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
作者：邁克爾·S·德比
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.
紐約，12月20日（路透社） - 克利夫蘭聯邦儲備銀行行長貝斯·哈馬克週五表示，她反對本週早些時候中央銀行的減息，因爲經濟強勁與通脹預期不支持放鬆政策。
“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.
哈馬克在週五發佈的聲明中表示：「根據我的估計，貨幣政策距離中立立場不遠，我更傾向於保持政策穩定，直到我們看到進一步證據表明通脹正在恢復到我們的2%目標。」在最團聯邦公開市場委員會的安靜期結束時。
“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.
她表示：「在2024年12月的會議上將聯邦基金利率的目標區間維持在4-1/2到4-3/4百分比，是基於近期經濟數據的強勁、寬鬆的金融條件，以及我預測在健康的勞動力市場中通脹將在未來一年保持略高於2%而做出的最佳選擇。」
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.
週三，聯儲局兌現了預期，將其聯邦基金目標區間下調了四分之一個百分點，降至4.25%至4.5%。會議期間，聯儲局還降低了預計明年將進行的減息次數，儘管預計通脹水平顯著提高。
Hammack Was the Only Dissenting Vote at the Meeting.
哈馬克是會議上唯一的反對票。
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.
她的反對意見引人注目，因爲這位決策者僅在八月就職，並且僅參加了三次FOMC會議。此外，哈馬克在加入克利夫蘭聯邦儲備銀行之前在金融市場有着長期的職業生涯，最近才發表了她的第一次政策演講，她表示現在是保持謹慎的時刻。
(Reporting by Michael S. Derby; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
（報告者：邁克爾·S·德比；編輯：野宮千津）
((Michael.derby@Thomsonreuters.com;))
（（邁克爾.德比@湯姆森路透.com；））
