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商用英文導讀 – Fed says stimulus wind down to begin ‘relatively soon,’ leaves rates unchanged
文章名稱:Fed says stimulus wind down to begin ‘relatively soon,’ leaves rates unchanged
文章連結:
大意:
Fed宣布利率決策,決議基準利率維持在1%至1.25%不變,並表示「相當快」就會開始縮減規模4.5兆美元的資產負債表,而市場預期聯準會將在9月下次召開的會議上宣布啟動縮表。
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