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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
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
June
liùyuè
六月
regular meeting
lìhuì
例会
after
hòu
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
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
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
百分之二
structural particle
de
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)
June
liùyuè
六月
regular meeting
lìhuì
例会
conclusion / end
jiéshù
结束
after
hòu
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
above / higher than
gāoyú
高于
the Committee
wěiyuánhuì
委员会
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
百分之二
structural particle
de
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
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
this
cǐcì
此次
meeting
huìyì
会议
this is
zhèshì
这是
his
taking office / assuming the post
jiùrèn
就任
since
yǐlái
以来
to chair
zhǔchí
主持
structural particle
de
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
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
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)
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
intellectual property
zhīshì chǎnquán
知识产权
field / domain
lǐngyù
领域
structural particle
de
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
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
possibility / likelihood
kěnéngxìng
可能性
will
jiāng
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
to be considered
rènwéi
认为
is
shì
current / present
dāngqián
当前
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
pressure
yālì
压力
structural particle
de
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
driver / force
qūdòng
驱动
factor
yīnsù
因素
one of
zhīyī
之一

News in English

Business

Fed Holds Rates Unchanged as Energy Prices Keep Inflation Elevated

The Federal Open Market Committee decided after its June meeting to hold the current interest rate unchanged, as energy prices are driving inflation above its 2 percent policy target.

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Xiānggǎng
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shàngshì
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róngjī
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三星
SK Hynix (South Korean memory chipmaker)
SK Hǎilìshì
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and / together with
Micron (US semiconductor company)
Měiguāng
美光
to race to / to vie in
jìngxiāng
竞相
to expand / to increase
kuòdà
扩大
AI / artificial intelligence
AI
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memory (computing)
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
production capacity
chǎnnéng
产能

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Zhōngguó
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artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
MiniMax (Chinese AI company)
MiniMax
MiniMax
to complete
wánchéng
完成
$2 billion
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二十亿美元
fundraising / financing
róngzī
融资

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Bǎishì Gōngsī
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earnings / performance
yèjī
业绩
lower than / below
dīyú
低于
expectation / forecast
yùqī
预期
the United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
slightly / marginally
xiǎofú
小幅
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨

PepsiCo Earnings Disappoint as US Stocks Edge Higher