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US Federal Reserve
Měi Liánchǔ
美联储
to maintain / to keep
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
，
energy
néngyuán
能源
prices
jiàgé
价格
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
to cause / making
lìng
令
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
pressure
yālì
压力
to persist / to continue
chíxù
持续
。

United States
Měiguó
美国
federal
liánbāng
联邦
open
gōngkāi
公开
market
shìchǎng
市场
committee
wěiyuánhuì
委员会
at
zài
在
June
liùyuè
六月
regular meeting
lìhuì
例会
after
hòu
后
to decide
juédìng
决定
to maintain
wéichí
维持
current / existing
xiànxíng
现行
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
，
reason / grounds
lǐyóu
理由
is
shì
是
energy
néngyuán
能源
prices
jiàgé
价格
to push up / to drive higher
tuīgāo
推高
inflation
tōnghuò péngzhàng
通货膨胀
，
exceeding / above
chāochū
超出
its
qí
其
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
百分之二
structural particle
de
的
policy
zhèngcè
政策
target / goal
mùbiāo
目标
。

June 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM

US Federal Reserve
Měi Liánchǔ
美联储
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
liánbāng gōngkāi shìchǎng wěiyuánhuì
联邦公开市场委员会
at / on (formal)
yú
于
June
liùyuè
六月
regular meeting
lìhuì
例会
conclusion / end
jiéshù
结束
after
hòu
后
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
to maintain
wéichí
维持
benchmark
jīzhǔn
基准
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
。
statement
shēngmíng
声明
to point out / to note
zhǐchū
指出
，
inflation
tōnghuò péngzhàng
通货膨胀
still / remains
réng
仍
above / higher than
gāoyú
高于
the Committee
wěiyuánhuì
委员会
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
百分之二
structural particle
de
的
established / set
jìdìng
既定
target
mùbiāo
目标
，
in part
bùfen
部分
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
lies in / is attributable to
zàiyú
在于
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
situation
júshì
局势
to trigger / to give rise to
yǐnfā
引发
structural particle
de
的
energy
néngyuán
能源
supply
gōngyìng
供应
shock / disruption
chōngjī
冲击
。
newly appointed
xīnrèn
新任
Federal Reserve
Měi Liánchǔ
美联储
Chair / Chairman
zhǔxí
主席
Warsh (Kevin Warsh, Fed Chair)
Wòěrshí
沃尔什
to preside over / to chair
zhǔchí
主持
completed action marker
le
了
this
cǐcì
此次
meeting
huìyì
会议
，
this is
zhèshì
这是
his
qí
其
taking office / assuming the post
jiùrèn
就任
since
yǐlái
以来
to chair
zhǔchí
主持
structural particle
de
的
first
shǒucì
首次
important
zhòngyào
重要
policy
zhèngcè
政策
meeting
huìyì
会议
one of
zhīyī
之一
。
statement
shēngmíng
声明
also
hái
还
to emphasize / to stress
qiángdiào
强调
，
despite / even though
jǐnguǎn
尽管
uncertainty
bù quèdìngxìng
不确定性
rising / elevated
shàngshēng
上升
，
economy
jīngjì
经济
overall / as a whole
zhěngtǐ
整体
to maintain / to sustain
bǎochí
保持
solid / steady
wěnjiàn
稳健
expansion / growth
kuòzhāng
扩张
momentum / trend
shìtóu
势头
，
capital
zīběn
资本
investment
tóuzī
投资
and
yǔ
与
productivity
shēngchǎnlǜ
生产率
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
robust / strong
qiángjìng
强劲
。
this year
jīnnián
今年
the first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
，
United States
Měiguó
美国
business / commercial
shāngyè
商业
investment
tóuzī
投资
year-on-year / compared to the same period
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
more than / over (formal)
yú
逾
10 percent
bǎifēnzhī shí
百分之十
，
mainly / primarily
zhǔyào
主要
benefiting from / thanks to
déyìyú
得益于
equipment
shèbèi
设备
and
jí
及
intellectual property
zhīshì chǎnquán
知识产权
field / domain
lǐngyù
领域
structural particle
de
的
large-scale
dàguīmó
大规模
investment / input
tóurù
投入
。
market
shìchǎng
市场
participants / observers
rénshì
人士
to expect / to anticipate
yùjì
预计
，
if / should
ruò
若
May
wǔyuè
五月
personal
gèrén
个人
consumption
xiāofèi
消费
expenditure
zhīchū
支出
price
jiàgé
价格
index
zhǐshù
指数
data
shùjù
数据
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
to remain / to persist
chíxù
持续
elevated / on the high side
piān gāo
偏高
，
the Fed
Liánchǔ
联储
in the short term
duǎnqī nèi
短期内
to cut interest rates
jiàngxī
降息
structural particle
de
的
possibility / likelihood
kěnéngxìng
可能性
will
jiāng
将
further
jìnyībù
进一步
to decrease / to diminish
jiàngdī
降低
。
energy
néngyuán
能源
prices
jiàgé
价格
to remain persistently high
jū gāo bù xià
居高不下
passive marker
bèi
被
to be considered
rènwéi
认为
is
shì
是
current / present
dāngqián
当前
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
pressure
yālì
压力
structural particle
de
的
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
driver / force
qūdòng
驱动
factor
yīnsù
因素
one of
zhīyī
之一
。

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only / merely
jǐn
仅
to rise / to go up
shēng
升
0.1 percent
0.1%
0.1%
，
interest rate hike
jiā xī
加息
worry / concern
dānyōu
担忧
to ease / to alleviate
huǎnjiě
缓解
。

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to acquire / takeover
shōugòu
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Wēndí
温迪
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gǔjià
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