该决定是在3月18日联邦公开市场操作委员会(FOMC)的一次会议上一致通过的。

The unanimous decision came at a meeting of the Fed’s Open Market Committee on March 18th.

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很显然，联邦公开市场操作委员会认为经济前景不容乐观。与预期相比，经济增速减缓，通货膨胀降低。

The members of the Federal Open Market Committee clearly saw a darkening of the economic picture, likely to produce slower growth and lower inflation than they'd previously expected.

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自从08年十月二十九日，联邦公开市场操作委员会降息0.5%后，联邦资金利率目标现在也只剩1%，但是这些资金实际上还要换手(在银行间相互借贷市场中流动)-有效利率大约只剩下0.25%。

Since Oct.29th, the target for the federal funds rate has been a 1%, but the rate at which funds actually change hands, known as the “effective rate”, has averaged around 0.25%(see chart).

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自从08年十月二十九日，联邦公开市场操作委员会降息0.5%后，联邦资金利率目标现在也只剩1%，但是这些资金实际上还要换手(在银行间相互借贷市场中流动)-有效利率大约只剩下0.25%。

Since Oct.29th, the target for the federal funds rate has been a 1%, but the rate at which funds actually change hands, known as the “effective rate”, has averaged around 0.25%(see chart).

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