美聯儲暗示12月可能加息
The Federal Reserve signalled that an increase in short-term interest rates is in prospect as soon as its next meeting amid a pick-up in inflation,
美聯儲(Fed)發出訊號表明，隨著通脹率回升，其最早可能在下一次會議上就提高短期利率。
even as it held rates unchanged yesterday.
昨日美國央行維持利率水平不變。
The US central bank kept the target range for its benchmark rate at 0.25-0.5 per cent as it avoided stirring up markets just days ahead of the presidential election.
美聯儲將其基準利率的目標維持在0.25%至0.5%的區間，在距離總統選舉僅僅幾天的時候避免攪亂市場。
But in its post-meeting statement, the central bank reiterated that the case for a rise has continued to strengthen,
但美聯儲在會後宣告中重申，加息的理由繼續加強。
adding that it was now just waiting for some further evidence of progress before pulling the trigger.
美聯儲補充稱，在扣動扳機之前，它正在等待一些進一步的進展跡象。
The Fed’s next meeting — its final of the year — is on December 13-14.
美聯儲下一次議息會議——今年的最後一次——將在12月13日至14日舉行。
The Fed dropped previous language that predicted inflation would stay low in the near term, saying it expects inflation to continue to pick up after rising somewhat since earlier this year.
美聯儲放棄了此前預計通脹率近期將保持在低位的措辭，稱在今年早些時候有所回升之後，預計通脹率將繼續上揚。
The Fed has now held rates steady for seven straight meetings as political uncertainty and mixed economic data stay policymakers’ hands.
美聯儲如今已經連續第七次會議維持利率穩定，政治不確定性以及喜憂參半的經濟資料使得政策制定者按兵不動。
However, a growing contingent of policymakers have been agitating for a second rate increase since December’s rise, fretting that the central bank risks allowing the economy to get too hot and subsequently being forced to tighten more aggressively.
然而，越來越多的政策制定者要求進行自去年12月加息以來的第二次加息，他們擔心美國央行面臨著允許經濟過熱、之後被迫更加激進地收緊政策的風險。
By saying in its new statement that it only needed some further evidence before lifting rates, the Fed signalled that it was getting closer to lifting rates.
美聯儲在最新宣告中表示，在加息前只需要一些進一步的證據，以此表明它離加息點越來越近。
Two members of the Federal Open Market Committee dissented in favour of an immediate rise — regional Fed presidents Esther George of Kansas City and Loretta Mester of Cleveland.
聯邦公開市場委員會(FOMC)兩名持異議的成員支援立即加息——堪薩斯城聯儲行長埃絲特.喬治(Esther George)和克利夫蘭聯儲行長洛麗塔.梅斯特(Loretta Mester)。
Eric Rosengren, who had dissented at the Fed’s last meeting, fell in line with the rest of the committee in opting to hold fire.
在美聯儲上次會議上持有異議的波士頓聯儲行長埃裡克.羅森格倫(Eric Rosengren)與FOMC其他成員意見一致，選擇暫緩加息。
