May 3 (Reuters) - Inflation Should Continue to Decline Even as the U.S. Central Bank Holds Its Benchmark Interest Rate Steady at Current Levels, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman Said on Friday While Also Reiterating Her Willingness To Raise the Policy Rate IF Progress Peters Out or Reverses.
5月3日（路透社）— 美联储理事米歇尔·鲍曼周五表示，尽管美国央行将基准利率稳定在当前水平，但通货膨胀仍应继续下降，同时还重申如果进展减弱或逆转，她愿意提高政策利率。
"My Baseline Outlook Continues to Be That Inflation Will Decline Further With the Policy Rate Held Steady, but I Still See a Number of Upside Inflation Risks That Affect My Outlook," Bowman Said in Prepared Remarks For a Speech To a Banking Conference in Key Biscayne, Florida.
鲍曼在佛罗里达州比斯坎湾银行会议演讲的准备讲话中说：“我的基准展望仍然是，在政策利率保持稳定的情况下，通货膨胀率将进一步下降，但我仍然看到许多上行通胀风险会影响我的前景。”
"While the Current Stance of Monetary Policy Appears to Be at a Restrictive Level, I Remain Willing to Raise the Federal Funds Rate at a Future Meeting Should the Incoming Data Indicate That Progress on Inflation Has Stalled or Reversed," Bowman Added.
鲍曼补充说：“尽管目前的货币政策立场似乎处于限制性水平，但如果即将发布的数据表明通货膨胀进展停滞或逆转，我仍然愿意在未来的会议上提高联邦基金利率。”
In Her Speech, Bowman Made Clear She Expects Inflation to Remain Elevated for Some Time, Highlighting a Number of Factors That Could Keep It From Falling Back to the Fed's 2% Goal.
鲍曼在讲话中明确表示，她预计通货膨胀率将在一段时间内保持高位，并强调了可能阻止通货膨胀率回落至美联储2％目标的许多因素。
Those Include a Lack of Further Supply-Side Improvements Such as Last Year's Healing of Supply Chains, Lower Energy Prices and Increased Immigration, All of Which Helped Put Downward Pressure on Inflation.
其中包括供应方缺乏进一步的改善，例如去年供应链的恢复、能源价格的下降和移民的增加，所有这些都给通货膨胀带来了下行压力。
Bowman Also Cited Risks From Spillovers From Conflicts Abroad as Well as a Recent Loosening in Financial Conditions, Which Could Cause Inflation to Re-Accelerate
鲍曼还列举了海外冲突的溢出效应以及最近金融状况的放松所带来的风险，这可能导致通货膨胀重新加速
And at a Time When Fed Officials Are Keenly Focused on the Persistence of Stronger-Than-Expected Housing Inflation, Bowman Proposed a Potential New Wrinkle In the Expectation That Those Pricing Pressures Will Abate.
在美联储官员密切关注持续强于预期的住房通胀率之际，鲍曼提出了潜在的新问题，因为预计这些定价压力将减弱。
"Given the Current Low Inventory of Affordable Housing, the Inflow of New Immigrants to Some Geographic Areas Could Result in Upward Pressure on Rents, as Additional Housing Supply May Take Time to Materialize," Bowman Said.
鲍曼说：“鉴于目前经济适用住房库存不足，新移民涌入某些地理区域可能会导致租金上行压力，因为额外的住房供应可能需要一段时间才能实现。”
(Reporting by Lindsay Dunsmuir; Editing by Paul Simao)
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