this correlation between home prices and mortgage rates was highly significant, and a far better indicator of rising home prices than the fed-funds rate.

the fed was quick to slash the federal funds rate by 550 basis points to 1 per cent and the us economy eventually recovered.

美联储迅速将联邦基金利率下调550个基点，至1%，而美国经济最后终于复苏。

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the federal funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions lend balances at the federal reserve to other depository institutions overnight.

所谓美国联邦基金利率是指存款机构在短时间内将其于美联储所拥有的结余贷予其他存款机构时所采用的利率。

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step one: announce a target of restoring the real federal funds rate back to its long-term average of 2 per cent.

第一步：宣布目标将实际联邦基金利率回调至其长期平均利率2%。

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a 50 basis points cut in the fed funds rate to 4.75 per cent was a tonic for america's crisis-struck economy.

美联储联邦基金利率下调50个基点，至4.75%，这对于遭受信贷危机打击的美国经济是有益的。

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certainly if the fed was concerned it would be preparing markets for a hike in the fed funds rate.

当然，如果美联储感到担心，就会事先给出信号，让市场对联邦基金利率的大幅上调做好准备。

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the key question, however, is: when will the fed start raising the fed funds rate?

但关键问题是：美联储将于何时开始上调联邦基金利率？

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the fed's decision means the federal fund rate is kept at the 1.75 percent level.

联准会的此一决定使得联邦基金利率保持在百分之一点七五的水准。

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two-year treasuries are yielding a full percentage point less than the fed funds rate.

目前，两年期美国国债的收益率比联邦基金利率低整整一个百分点。

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the discount rate is currently 0.75 per cent over the fed funds rate.

目前贴现率比联邦基金利率高出0.75%。

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this rate is what banks pay other banks to borrow money overnight.

这个利率（联邦基金利率）是指银行之间相互借贷的日息。

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will the central bank cut the fed funds rate?

美联储会调低联邦基金利率吗？

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data from the fed show that most fomc members expect the long-run fed funds target to be about 4 per cent, which would imply that the fed would pay a 2 per cent rate on reserves under this policy.

美联储数据表明，大多数的FOMC委员预计联邦基金利率的长期目标在4%左右的水平，按照上述政策，这意味着美联储将支付2%的准备金利率。

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libor normally trades at a spread of about 11 basis points over the target fed funds rate, set by the federal reserve.

libor相对于目标利率美联储（fed）设定的联邦基金利率的利差通常约为11个基点。

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federal funds rate: development and implication for promoting shibor(ⅱ);

联邦基金利率发展经验及对Shibor推广的启示（下）

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expected since as the economic operation of the endogenous variables, it is necessary to quantify the inflation expectations.

预期既然被当作经济运行的内生变量，那么有必要对通胀预期进行量化。

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in the euro zone underlying inflation and wage growth are both subdued and inflation expectations are under control.

在欧元区，潜在的通货膨胀和工资上调都受到了抑制，通胀预期也得到了控制。

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after all, fuel and rice prices matter to europeans and vietnamese alike and can affect inflationary expectations.

毕竟，燃料和大米价格对于欧洲人和越南人同样重要，而且能够影响通胀预期。

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interest rates on conventional bonds have fallen still further, as inflation expectations and inflation risk have declined.

传统债券利率的下降幅度更大，因为通胀预期和通胀风险都下降了。

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the statement noted that inflation expectations had fallen substantially in financial markets but that survey measures were stable.

这份声明指出，金融市场的通胀预期已大幅下降，不过各种调查指标都趋于稳定。

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this conclusion is false: what matters are inflation expectations, and these remain low in both countries.

这一结论是错误的：真正重要的是通胀预期，而英美两国的通胀预期仍处在较低水平。

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