commerce
shāng yè
商业
US Federal Reserve
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
to maintain / to hold
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
Powell (Jerome Powell)
Bào Wēi'ěr
鲍威尔
to chair / to preside over
zhǔchí
主持
the last time / final
zuìhòu yīcì
最后一次
rate-setting meeting (FOMC meeting)
yì xī huìyì
议息会议
US Federal Reserve
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
April 29th
sì yuè èrshíjiǔ rì
四月二十九日
by (a vote of)
yǐ
以
8 to 4
bā bǐ sì
八比四
structural particle
de
的
vote
tóupiào
投票
result
jiéguǒ
结果
to decide
juédìng
决定
to maintain
wéichí
维持
benchmark
jīzhǔn
基准
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
this is
zhè shì
这是
chairman / chair
zhǔxí
主席
Powell (Jerome Powell)
Bào Wēi'ěr
鲍威尔
during his term
rènqī nèi
任期内
structural particle
de
的
the last
zuìhòu yīcì
最后一次
meeting
huìyì
会议
May 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
US Federal Reserve
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
April 29th
sì yuè èrshíjiǔ rì
四月二十九日
to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
举行
completed action particle
le
了
2026
2026 nián
2026年
May
wǔ yuè
五月
rate-setting meeting (FOMC)
yì xī huìyì
议息会议
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
Liánbāng Gōngkāi Shìchǎng Wěiyuánhuì
联邦公开市场委员会
by (a vote of)
yǐ
以
8 to 4
bā bǐ sì
八比四
voted
tóupiào
投票
to resolve / to decide
juéyì
决议
to maintain
wéichí
维持
benchmark
jīzhǔn
基准
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
at
yú
于
3.5 to 3.75 percent
3.5% zhì 3.75%
3.5%至3.75%
range / band
qūjiān
区间
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
this time / on this occasion
cǐcì
此次
four dissenting votes
sì piào
四票
against / opposing
fǎnduì
反对
is / marks
wèi
为
since
zì
自
October 1992
1992 nián 10 yuè
1992年10月
since
yǐlái
以来
the most
zuìduō
最多
structural particle
de
的
number of dissenting votes
yìjiàn piàoshù
异见票数
this is also
zhè yě shì
这也是
chairman / chair
zhǔxí
主席
Jerome Powell
Jiéluómǔ Bào Wēiěr
杰罗姆·鲍威尔
during his term
rènqī nèi
任期内
structural particle
de
的
the final
zuìhòu yīcì
最后一次
to chair / to preside over
zhǔchí
主持
meeting
huìyì
会议
his
qí
其
term of office
rènqī
任期
on
yú
于
May 15th
wǔ yuè shíwǔ rì
五月十五日
to expire / to end
jiémǎn
届满
Powell
Bào Wēiěr
鲍威尔
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
at / in
zài
在
chairmanship
zhǔxí
主席
after stepping down
xiè rèn hòu
卸任后
to continue
jìxù
继续
to remain in post
liú rèn
留任
the Fed
Lián Chǔ
联储
governor / board member
lǐshì
理事
the position
yī zhí
一职
he
tā
他
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
before
zài
在
Trump (Donald Trump)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
against him
duì qí
对其
filed / brought
tí qǐ de
提起的
legal
fǎlǜ
法律
challenges
tiǎozhàn
挑战
completely / thoroughly
chèdǐ
彻底
resolved
jiějué
解决
before
zhīqián
之前
he
tā
他
will not
bù huì
不会
to leave
líkāi
离开
the Federal Reserve
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
Board of Governors
lǐshìhuì
理事会
to succeed / to replace
jiētì
接替
Powell
Bào Wēiěr
鲍威尔
to take up the post of
chūrèn
出任
Federal Reserve
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
chair
zhǔxí
主席
structural particle
de
的
nomination
tímíng
提名
already
yǐ
已
in
zài
在
the Senate
cānyìyuàn
参议院
banking
yínhángyè
银行业
committee
wěiyuánhuì
委员会
to obtain / to receive
huòdé
获得
approval / passage
tōngguò
通过