米国：FED金融政策

The US Federal Reserve left the benchmark interest rate unchanged at a range between 1.50%-1.75% on its meeting on December 11, 2019. The decision was in line with expectations.

According to the statement of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the current stance of monetary policy remains appropriate and well placed to support the economic growth against the backdrop of a strong labour market and inflation rising back to FED’s 2% annual goal. 

In November 2019, inflation stood at 2.05% y/y, accelerating form October, when it was 1.76% y/y, and reaching the highest level since November 2018. The producer prices, on the other hand, recorded smaller decline in November 2019 (-1.63% y/y), compared to a 2.65% decrease in the previous month.

Detailed data and analysis on United States’ Monetary Policy can be found in the CEIC US Economy in a Snapshot - Q3 2019.