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The U.S. Federal Reserve yesterday raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2018 as it seeks to tame the highest U.S. inflation in four decades.
昨天，美国联邦储备委员会自2018年12月以来首次加息，试图遏制美国40年来最高的通胀水平。
The Fed said it decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point from 0.25 to 0.50 percent.
美联储表示，决定将联邦基金利率目标区间将上调25个基点，从0.25%至0.5%。
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The Fed said that inflation remains elevated, reflecting supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic, higher energy prices, and broader price pressures,
美联储称，当前通胀仍然居高不下的背后，是新冠肺炎疫情的大流行、能源价格的上涨以及普遍的价格压力相关的供需失衡，
adding the Ukraine crisis and related events are likely to "create additional upward pressure" on inflation and weigh on economic activity.
此外，俄乌冲突和相关事件可能对通胀“造成额外的上行压力”，对经济活动带来巨大压力。
The statement also said the central bank's policymakers expect inflation to remain elevated, ending 2022 at 4.3%, more than double the Fed's 2% annual target.
同时声明中也提及，美联储的政策制定者预测通胀率将居高不下，到2022年年底将达到4.3%，是美联储年度通胀率目标2%的2倍。
Most policymakers now see the federal funds rate rising to a range between 1.75% and 2% by the end of 2022,
美联储的政策制定者中的大多数成员认为，2022年底联邦基金利率将升至1.75%至2%之间，
the equivalent of a quarter-percentage-point rate increase at each of the Fed's six remaining policy meetings this year.
相当于在今年剩余的六次政策会议中每一次需要加息0.25%。
The Nasdaq composite yesterday climbed 3.8%, its biggest gain since November 2020.
昨日，纳斯达克综合指数攀升3.8%，为2020年11月以来的最大涨幅。
Analysts suggest interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve are likely to worsen a global debt crisis.
分析人士认为，美联储上调利率可能会加剧全球债务危机。
The central banks of Japan and Turkey are expected to start raising interest rates during this week.
日本和土耳其的央行预计将在本周开始加息。
According to the International Monetary Fund, some 60% of low-income countries are either in debt distress or at high risk of it.
根据国际货币基金组织的数据，目前全球约60%的低收入经济体已经陷入债务困境。
The Bank of England is set to hike UK interest rates for a third time in a row today.
英国央行也将在今天宣布连续第三次加息。
