Some market watchers think the Fed could raise rates as early as this month.
一些市场观察家认为美联储本该在本月提升利率。
Few expect the Fed to raise rates this week.
基本上没有人预计美联储本周会提高利率。
The Fed reduced its rates to near zero, lower than they have ever been.
美联储将其利率几乎降至零点，低于其历史最低值。
The Fed was cutting rates to 3%; they knew it was coming but not today.
联储局将利率降至3%，他们知道降息即将发生，但不是今天。
The Fed still thinks interest rates are too blunt a tool for the job.
美联储仍然认为利率是用来解决危机的太过鲁莽的经济工具。
In my view — the Fed has dramatically cut interest rates.
在我看来，美联储已经戏剧性地降低了利率。
The Fed will raise rates whenever it decides it's necessary, Bernanke has said.
伯南克说，当有需要时，美联储会提高其利率。
"Essentially, the Fed cannot cut interest rates," said Clarida.
克拉里达说：“本质上，美联储无法继续降低利率。”
That move would free the Fed to cut interest rates below zero.
这一举措将使美联储可以将利率降为负数。
Mann says the Fed is also likely to cut interest rates even further.
他说，美联储也可能进一步的降低利率。
Meanwhile, the Fed has left interest rates unchanged at 2%.
与此同时，美联储仍保持利率为2%而未作任何变动。
The Fed was too slow to raise interest rates after its deflation scare in 2003.
在2003年通货紧缩后，联储迟迟不提高利率。
In other words, the Fed had to hold down interest rates.
换言之，美联储不得不压低利率。
The Fed has lent freely, not always at penal rates.
美联储已经实施自由借贷，但并未对所有这样的借贷均课以惩罚性利率。
Within the Fed, the biggest issue we faced was how far to lower interest rates.
在美联储内部，我们当时面临的最大的问题是利率还有多少下调空间。
When you look at the chart above, have the Fed actually been setting interest rates?
当你看到上面的图，有美联储实际上已确定利率？
Now, many economists believe the Fed will leave rates on hold for the entire year.
而现在许多经济学家相信美联储会保持利率全年不变。
Nonetheless, the Fed rate cut has apparently raised consumer awareness of dropping home loan rates.
虽然如此，美联储的降息明显的增强了消费者对不断降低的住房贷款利率的清醒。
In 2012, the Fed will run out of excuses not to raise interest rates.
2012年美联储将耗尽所有不提高利率的借口。
In 2012, the Fed will run out of excuses not to raise interest rates.
2012年美联储将耗尽所有不提高利率的借口。
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