來源：智堡
摘要
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本次會議，聯準會維持利率水準不變。
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會議聲明中僅有一個重大變化，即從上次會議的通膨下降的過程「缺乏進展」（a lack of further progress）變為了（modest further progress），以體現昨天剛剛公佈的通脹數據（CPI）改善。
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QT Taper本月落地。
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經濟預測的整體變化不顯著，其中值得注意的是通膨預測小幅上調，且由於5月PCE通膨數據已經公佈為2.8%，故此次預測調整給人一種通膨改善已經達標的錯覺。
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利率點陣圖兌現了先前3月點陣圖中的“上行風險”，有15位委員認為年內該降息，對降息一次還是兩次存分歧。
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長期利率預測連續兩次季末會議上調，體現聯邦儲備銀行官員對長期利率中樞水平預期的微妙變化，但鮑威爾在發布會問答中淡化了這一變化的重要性。
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發表會中的鴿派偏見感（Dovish Bias）明顯弱化，主因依然是先前發表的CPI數據改變了發表會的觀感和基調，通膨數據的改善讓鮑威爾顯得更加游刃有餘。
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美股市場維持了通膨數據公佈後的漲勢但隨後小幅跳水，美債殖利率及美元指數則在大跌後回升。
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筆者認為，聯邦儲備銀行或許會在今年8月的傑克遜霍爾會議上明確下半年降息的條件，屆時鮑威爾也將獲得更多充分的通膨數據支持。
圖：鮑威爾的紫色領帶花紋變了，以體現modest further progress，從左到右為今年上半年的四次會議。
圖：通膨數據的改善讓鮑威爾鬆了一口氣，也改變了整個發表會的基調與氛圍。
聲明原文（粗體為關鍵變化）
Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. Job gains have remained strong, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation has eased over the past year but remain year. toward the Committee’s 2 percent inflation objective.
最近的指標表明，經濟活動繼續以穩健的步伐擴張。就業成長依然強勁，失業率維持在低點。通貨膨脹在過去一年中有所緩解，但仍處於高位。近幾個月來，在實現委員會2%的通膨目標方面取得了適度的進一步進展。
The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2 percent over the longer run. The Committee judges that the risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals have moved to to better out ward ward b. the Committee remains highly attentive to inflation risks.
委員會力求在長時期內達到充分就業和2%的通膨目標。委員會判斷，在過去一年中，實現就業目標和通膨目標的風險已趨於更好的平衡。經濟前景不明朗，委員會仍高度關注通膨風險。
In support of its goals, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 5-1/4 to 5-1/2 percent. In considering any adjustments to the target range for the federal fCommunds will, the ittee carefully assess incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks. The Committee does not expect it will be appropriate to reduce the target range until it has gained greater 小組continue reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage‑backed securities. The Committee is strongly committed to returning inflation to its 2 percent objective.
為支持其目標，委員會決定將聯邦基金利率目標區間維持在5.25%-5.5%的區間不變。在考慮對聯邦基金利率目標區間進行任何調整時，委員會將仔細評估收到的數據、不斷變化的前景以及風險平衡。委員會預計，在對通膨率持續向2%邁進有更強的信心之前，不宜降息。此外，委員會將繼續減持國債、機構債務和機構抵押貸款支持證券。委員會堅定地致力於將通膨率恢復到2%的目標。
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在評估貨幣政策的適當立場時，委員會將繼續監測所收到的資訊對經濟前景的影響。如果出現可能阻礙實現委員會目標的風險，委員會將準備酌情調整貨幣政策的立場。委員會的評估將考慮廣泛的訊息，包括對勞動力市場狀況、通膨壓力和通膨預期以及金融和國際發展的解釋。
點陣圖與經濟預測
伴隨通膨預測的小幅上調，利率預測同樣上調。
長期利率預測繼3月調漲後，本次會議持續調高0.2%的水準。
年內降息1次（7位） vs 降息2次（8位）
一些有趣的發布會細節
再次重複風險平衡的管理姿態
We know that reducing policy restraint too soon or too much could result in a reversal of the progress we’ve seen on inflation. At the same time, reducing policy restraint too late or too little cunduly weakweunity.
我們知道，過早或過度減少政策緊縮可能會導致通膨方面的進展出現逆轉；同時，過晚或過少地減少政策緊縮可能會過度削弱經濟活動和就業。
聯邦儲備銀行的利率預測反映了剛更新的經濟數據嗎？
Data came out, I think it happened a couple meetings ago, a few meet ? have the ability to update, we tell them how to do that, and some people do, some people don’t. Most people don’t. And I’m not going to get into the specifics. But you have the ability to do that, so that what’s in the SEP actually does reflect the data that we got today, to the extent you can reflect it in one day.
聯邦儲備銀行官員會在數據即時更新後調整自己當天的SEP預測！只是大多數人（most）不會這麼做。
回答記者有關長期利率預測被連續調高的問題
But I want to remember to point out that long run neutral rate of interest is a long run concept. It really is a theoretical concept, it can’t be directly observed, and what it is is the interest rate that would the equilibrium, maximum employment and price stability, for potentially years in the future where there are no shocks, so it’s a little bit — it’s not something we observe today.
But back to your original question, people have been gradually writing it up because I just think people are coming it the view that rates aren’t going to — are less likely to go down to their preterm led very. history measures.
強調長期均衡利率水準不可觀測，但也直言很多官員確實認為利率回不到疫情前的歷史性低點了。
回答有關25bp降息管什麼用的問題
I think if you know, if you look back in five or ten years, and try to pull out the significance to the US Economy of one twenty five basis point rate cut, you’d have quite a job on your hands. So that’ how we look at it. You know, really the whole rate path matters, and I do continue to think that when you know, when we do start to loosen policy, that will show up in a significant loosening in finan and market conditions, finan and the conditions, finan and the conditions, finan and the conditions, market will price in what it prices in, I don’t I have no way of saying we’re not at that stage, so I don’t know.
回看過去的歷史你如果想分解出25bp降息的作用恐怕很難，但我認為啟動寬鬆會體現在金融市場環境（泛寬鬆）上，市場會定價。
（此處筆者打個問號，事實上金融環境的放鬆和相關定價需要的是持續的前瞻指引和寬鬆承諾，如果降息週期未來也變得顛簸——比如降息的同時沒能帶來進一步降息的信號，那麼市場在當時當刻如何定價更多的寬鬆？
回答通膨壓力到底在哪裡的問題
You know, in some parts of non housing services, you see elevated inflation still, and that’s probably to do with it could be to do with wages, goods, prices have kind of fluctuated. There’s bpris in prices in prices, inpricess in pricess in prices, pricess in pricess in pricess instrecess in pricess in pricess inspris, insst, 商店which is kind of hard to understand and, you know, may we’ve taken some signal from that, but you know, and of course, housing services, you’re seeing, you’re continuing to see high readings there.
鮑威爾認為服務業（包括住房與非住房）值得警惕，薪水也偏高。