Among the officials due to speak are New York Fed President John Williams on Monday and the St. Louis Fed’s Alberto Musalem on Wednesday. On Friday, Christopher Waller, Michelle Bowman, Mary Daly and Austan Goolsbee will participate in a panel discussion.For now, Federal Reserve officials seem more focused on the inflationary impact of higher energy prices than the hit to growth, judging by their interest-rate decision on Wednesday. Investors will monitor appearances by US central bankers for clues on the d ...

An unusually divided Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday, marking the third consecutive meeting without a change in what was expected to be Fed Chair Jerome Powell's last time overseeing a rate decision before his term ends May 15. The Fed's benchmark interest rate was kept at a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%. But four officials broke from the majority on the Federal Open Market Committee, producing an 8-to-4 outcome — a degree of internal opposition not seen at the Fed sin ...

货币政策预期 - 美联储预计将再次采取谨慎的暂停政策，维持利率不变，市场定价显示联邦公开市场委员会按兵不动的可能性为100% [1][3] - 政策制定者认为当前没有理由启动降息，顽固的通胀和富有韧性的劳动力市场几乎没有为降息留下空间 [1] - 高盛经济学家预计会后声明将承认劳动力市场改善和通胀数据走高，但会保持现有的政策指引不变，并预期将形成强烈的共识维持现状，仅有一张反对票 [3] 经济背景与决策依据 - 决策背景包括高企的能源价格，以及通胀率持续五年高于2%的目标水平 [2] - 劳动力市场虽然疲软但并未陷入困境，这种组合并非启动宽松政策的条件 [2] - 前美联储副主席指出，在双重使命方面，劳动力市场大致稳定，但在通胀方面仍有大量工作要做，当前通胀率顽固地停留在3% [3] 领导层变动 - 除非出现意外情况，美联储主席鲍威尔的指定继任者凯文·沃什预计将在鲍威尔任期于五月结束后接任 [4] - 这一领导层过渡影响了鲍威尔在会后新闻发布会所传达信号通常具有的指示价值 [4]