the federal funds rate

基本解释

Federal Reserve policy makers meet on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss their target for the federal funds rate, which broadly influences borrowing costs.
美联储决策者本周二和周三将开会讨论联邦基金利率目标，该利率对借贷成本存在普遍影响。
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。
According to the latest Blue Chip monthly survey, four out of five financial forecasters reckon the central bank's next move will be to cut the federal funds rate.
根据最新的每月蓝筹股调查表明，五位金融预报员中就有四位认为央行的下一步举措将降低联邦基金利率。

"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."
If the Fed wants to push the Federal Funds Rate up and down it goes and buys short-term government bonds.
如果联邦希望推动,联邦资金利率上升下降,它将会去买短期的政府债券。
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At that time, the Fed had cut the Federal Funds Rate to 1%, we had very low short rates.
当时联储局将联邦基金利率降至1%,短期利率非常低
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Investors should keep their eyes peeled for the different projections for the Federal Funds rate.
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