commerce
shāng yè
商业
Federal Reserve / the Fed
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
chairman / chair
zhǔxí
主席
Powell (surname)
Bàowēiěr
鲍威尔
term of office
rènqī
任期
May 15th
5 yuè 15 rì
5月15日
to expire / term ends
jiémǎn
届满
United States
Měiguó
美国
inflation rate
tōngzhàng lǜ
通胀率
rose to / increased to
shēng zhì
升至
3.5 percent
3.5 bǎifēnzhī
3.5%
Federal Reserve / the Fed
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
chairman / chair
zhǔxí
主席
Powell (surname)
Bàowēiěr
鲍威尔
term of office
rènqī
任期
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (formal)
yú
于
May 15th
5 yuè 15 rì
5月15日
to expire / term ends
jiémǎn
届满
United States
Měiguó
美国
March
3 yuè
3月
inflation rate
tōngzhàng lǜ
通胀率
rose to / increased to
shēng zhì
升至
3.5 percent
3.5 bǎifēnzhī
3.5%
higher than / above
gāoyú
高于
previous month
qiányuè
前月
possessive / attributive particle
de
的
2.8 percent
2.8 bǎifēnzhī
2.8%
market
shìchǎng
市场
expected / projected
yùjì
预计
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
in / within
zài
在
future
wèilái
未来
within the next several weeks
shù zhōu nèi
数周内
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
to succeed / successor
jì rèn
继任
candidate / chosen person
rénxuǎn
人选
Federal Reserve / the Fed
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
policy
zhèngcè
政策
direction / trajectory
zǒuxiàng
走向
to exist / there is
cúnzài
存在
relatively large / significant
jiào dà
较大
uncertainty
bù quèdìng xìng
不确定性
May 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Federal Reserve / the Fed
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
chairman / chair
zhǔxí
主席
Jerome Powell (Fed Chair)
Jiéluómǔ Bàowēiěr
杰罗姆·鲍威尔
possessive / attributive particle
de
的
term of office
rènqī
任期
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (formal)
yú
于
May 15th
5 yuè 15 rì
5月15日
to expire / term ends
jiémǎn
届满
this
zhè
这
is / are
shì
是
in recent years
jìn nián lái
近年来
United States
Měiguó
美国
monetary policy
huòbì zhèngcè
货币政策
possessive / attributive particle
de
的
significant / major
zhòngdà
重大
turning point
zhuǎnzhé diǎn
转折点
data / figures
shùjù
数据
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
United States
Měiguó
美国
March
3 yuèfèn
3月份
personal consumption expenditure / PCE
gèrén xiāofèi zhīchū
个人消费支出
price index
jiàgé zhǐshù
价格指数
year-over-year / compared to the same period
tóngbǐ
同比
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
3.5 percent
3.5 bǎifēnzhī
3.5%
higher than / above
gāoyú
高于
February
2 yuèfèn
2月份
possessive / attributive particle
de
的
2.8 percent
2.8 bǎifēnzhī
2.8%
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
pressure
yālì
压力
somewhat / to some degree
yǒusuǒ
有所
to rebound / to pick up again
huíshēng
回升
affected by / due to
shòu
受
the Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
situation / state of affairs
júshì
局势
turbulent / unstable
dòngdàng
动荡
and
hé
和
energy
néngyuán
能源
price
jiàgé
价格
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
influence / impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
pressure
yālì
压力
in / during
zài
在
this year
jīnnián
今年
first quarter / Q1
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
to appear / to occur
chūxiàn
出现
obvious / apparent
míngxiǎn
明显
to intensify / to worsen
jiājù
加剧
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
government / administration
zhèngfǔ
政府
once / previously
céng
曾
multiple times / repeatedly
duō cì
多次
to criticize
pīpíng
批评
Powell (surname)
Bàowēiěr
鲍威尔
possessive / attributive particle
de
的
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
policy
zhèngcè
政策
and / also
bìng
并
to hint / to suggest
ànshì
暗示
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to appoint
rènmìng
任命
one (person, polite counter)
yī wèi
一位
more / even more
gèng
更
inclined toward / favoring
qīngxiàng yú
倾向于
to cut interest rates
jiàng xī
降息
possessive / attributive particle
de
的
successor
jì rènzhě
继任者
market
shìchǎng
市场
people / figures
rénshì
人士
expected / projected
yùjì
预计
new
xīn
新
chairman / chair
zhǔxí
主席
candidate / chosen person
rénxuǎn
人选
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
in / within
zài
在
future
wèilái
未来
several weeks
shù zhōu
数周
within
nèi
内
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
Federal Reserve / the Fed
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
possessive / attributive particle
de
的
policy
zhèngcè
政策
direction / trajectory
zǒuxiàng
走向
therefore / as a result
yīncǐ
因此
full of / filled with
chōngmǎn
充满
variable / uncertainty
biànshù
变数
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
Federal Reserve / the Fed
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
expected / projected
yùjì
预计
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to maintain / to keep
wéichí
维持
existing / current
xiànyǒu
现有
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
bùbiàn
不变
until / until such time
zhí zhì
直至
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
and
hé
和
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
geopolitics
dìyuán zhèngzhì
地缘政治
situation / state of affairs
júshì
局势
to trend toward / to approach
qūyú
趋于
stability / stable
wěndìng
稳定