the federal funds rate

常见例句

Federal Reserve policy makers meet on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss their target for the federal funds rate, which broadly influences borrowing costs.
美聯儲決策者本周二和周三將開會討論聯邦基金利率目標，該利率對借貸成本存在普遍影響。
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”.
但儅伯南尅讀到情況“可能要求美聯儲繼續維持極低聯邦基金利率一段時間”時，他特意強調了“極低”這個詞。
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.
根據最新的每月藍籌股調查表明，五位金融預報員中就有四位認爲央行的下一步擧措將降低聯邦基金利率。

"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.
如果聯邦希望推動,聯邦資金利率上陞下降,它將會去買短期的政府債券。
耶魯公開課 - 金融市場課程節選
At that time, the Fed had cut the Federal Funds Rate to 1%, we had very low short rates.
儅時聯儲侷將聯邦基金利率降至1%,短期利率非常低
耶魯公開課 - 金融市場課程節選

Investors should keep their eyes peeled for the different projections for the Federal Funds rate.
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With the federal funds rate already at or near zero, that prospect is unlikely.
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