The FOMC decided to leave interest rates unchanged after a two-day meeting on Wednesday.
聯邦公開市場委員會在週三爲期兩天的會議後決定維持利率不變。
"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.
“從長遠來看，委員會尋求最大就業率和2％的通貨膨脹。爲了支持這些目標，委員會決定將聯邦基金利率的目標區間維持在5-1/4％至5-1/2％。” 美聯儲在一份聲明中說。
The Fed said the committee would continue to monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook.
美聯儲表示，委員會將繼續監測傳入的信息對經濟前景的影響。
"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.
新聞稿寫道：“如果出現可能阻礙委員會目標實現的風險，委員會將準備酌情調整貨幣政策的立場。”
Fed President Jerome Powell is set to go live for a press conference at 2:30 PM EST.
美聯儲主席傑羅姆·鮑威爾定於美國東部時間下午 2:30 直播新聞發佈會。
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%.
美國股市指數在發佈後的幾分鐘內上漲。那個 $標普500指數 (.SPX.US)$ 上漲了 0.50%， $納斯達克綜合指數 (.IXIC.US)$ 跳過了 0.50%，而且 $道瓊斯指數 (.DJI.US)$ 上漲了約0.40％。