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Interest rates kept near zero
美联储将维持近零利率
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at the record-low level of near zero amid mounting fallout from the COVID-19-induced recession, and projected interest rates to remain at the current level through at least 2022.
由于新冠肺炎引发的经济衰退造成的影响变得日益严重，美联储6月10日将基准利率维持在接近零的创纪录低位不变，预计至少到2022年，利率都将维持在当前水平。
"The ongoing public health crisis will weigh heavily on economic activity, employment, and inflation in the near term, and poses considerable risks to the economic outlook over the medium term," the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed's policy-making body, said in a statement after concluding a two-day meeting.
美联储政策制定机构联邦公开市场委员会在为期两天的会议结束后发表的一份声明中说，目前的这场公共卫生危机将在短期内重压经济活动、就业和通胀，并对中期经济前景构成相当大的风险。
In light of these developments, the committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 0.25%, the statement read.
鉴于上述事态的发展，委员会决定将联邦基金利率维持在0-0.25%。
In a separate statement, the Fed projected Wednesday that the US economy will shrink by 6.5% in 2020, followed by a 5% gain next year.
美联储6月10日在另一份声明中预测，2020年美国经济将萎缩6.5%，2021年将增长5%。
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told reporters that the economic projections were made with the general expectation that the economic recovery will begin in the second half of the year and last over the next couple of years.
美联储主席鲍威尔向记者表示，上述经济预测是在普遍预期的情况下做出的，即经济复苏将在今年下半年开始，并将持续数年。
