美联储决策人已经决定连续召开两次会议让联邦基金率维持在2%。
Federal Reserve policymakers have decided for a second straight meeting to leave the federal funds rate at two percent.
看起来，美联储最可能开具的药方是：联邦基金利率降低25个基点，并可能更大幅度降低其贷款给各银行所依据的较高的贴现率。
A 25bp cut in the Fed Funds rate, possibly with a steeper cut to the higher discount rate, at which it lends to Banks, looks the most likely prescription.
自10月29日以来，虽然美联储将联邦基金利率设定为1%，但实际换手率——即“实际利率”已经降至0.25%附近。
Since October 29th, the target for the federal funds rate has been at 1%, but the rate at which funds actually change hands,known as the “effective rate”, has averaged around 0.25% (seechart).
美联储在本周四同样解释了联邦基金利率与贴现率之息差要恢复到危机前的1%可能尚需时日的原因。
The Fed suggested as much Thursday, in explaining why it may be a while before the spread between the federal funds rate and the discount rate may return to its pre-crisis level of 1 percentage point.
始于今年夏天的一系列降息，已经把联邦基金利率降到了2%。而对比4.2%的通货膨胀率，这样的低利率有些让人感到不安。
After a series of cuts since the summer, the fed-funds rate, at 2%, looks uncomfortably low when set against headline inflation at 4.2%.
不管如何低，联邦基金利率或贴现率得到的，私人储户世界各地干脆拒绝给予贷款的内在风险和微薄的回报。
No matter how low the Fed funds or discount rates get, private savers around the world will simply refuse to lend given the inherent risks and paltry returns.
不管如何低，联邦基金利率或贴现率得到的，私人储户世界各地干脆拒绝给予贷款的内在风险和微薄的回报。
No matter how low the Fed funds or discount rates get, private savers around the world will simply refuse to lend given the inherent risks and paltry returns.
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