The FOMC decided to leave interest rates unchanged after a two-day meeting on Wednesday.
联邦公开市场委员会在周三为期两天的会议后决定维持利率不变。
"The Committee seeks maximum employment and inflation at 2 percent over the longer run. In support of these goals, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 5-1/4 to 5-1/2 percent," the Federal Reserve said in a statement.
“从长远来看，委员会寻求最大就业率和2％的通货膨胀。为了支持这些目标，委员会决定将联邦基金利率的目标区间维持在5-1/4％至5-1/2％。” 美联储在一份声明中说。
The Fed said the committee would continue to monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook.
美联储表示，委员会将继续监测传入的信息对经济前景的影响。
"The Committee would be prepared to adjust the stance of monetary policy as appropriate if risks emerge that could impede the attainment of the Committee's goals," the release read.
新闻稿写道：“如果出现可能阻碍委员会目标实现的风险，委员会将准备酌情调整货币政策的立场。”
Fed President Jerome Powell is set to go live for a press conference at 2:30 PM EST.
美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔定于美国东部时间下午 2:30 直播新闻发布会。
U.S. stock market indexies jumped in the minutes after the release. The $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ rose 0.50%, the $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ skipped 0.50%, and the $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ jumped about 0.40%.
美国股市指数在发布后的几分钟内上涨。那个 $标普500指数 (.SPX.US)$ 上涨了 0.50%， $纳斯达克综合指数 (.IXIC.US)$ 跳过了 0.50%，而且 $道琼斯指数 (.DJI.US)$ 上涨了约0.40％。