In the FOMC accompanying statement, members stated that they were committed to holding interest rates at "exceptionally low levels" for "some time."

联邦公开市场委员会在声明中表示，他们将致力于在这个非常时期将这个非常低水平的利率维持一段时间。

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The Committee continues to anticipate that economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for some time.

持续猜测经济情势可以需求利率一段工夫内保持正在特别低的程度。

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But when Mr Bernanke read that conditions "are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate for an extended period", his voice reached a dramatic crescendo on "exceptionally".

但当伯南克读到情况“可能要求美联储继续维持极低联邦基金利率一段时间”时，他特意强调了“极低”这个词。

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"The committee continues to anticipate that the economic conditions -- including low rates of resource utilization, subdued inflation trends and stable inflation expectations -- are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate for an extended period."

VOA: special.2011.04.29

The central bank said levels are likely to remain "exceptionally low .

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Wednesday, the Fed announced it expects interest rates to stay at "exceptionally low levels" until at least late 2014.

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Those exceptionally low levels are between 0 and quarter % - or as close to zero as it is possible to get.

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The Fed has said since January that it plans to keep short-term interest rates at "exceptionally low levels" at least through late 2014.

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