-- 聯準會週三維持基準利率不變，稱中東衝突加劇了美國經濟前景的不確定性。 聯準會聯邦公開市場委員會（FOMC）將利率維持在3.50%至3.75%的區間不變，符合華爾街的預期。這是FOMC連續第三次暫停升息。 去年，由於對勞動市場的擔憂，FOMC曾連續三次降息，每次降息25個基點。 FOMC在周三結束為期兩天的會議後表示：“中東局勢的發展加劇了經濟前景的高度不確定性。” FOMC稱，聯準會理事史蒂芬米蘭在會議上持反對意見，傾向降息0.25個百分點。克利夫蘭聯邦儲備銀行主席貝絲·哈馬克、明尼阿波利斯聯邦儲備銀行主席尼爾·卡什卡利和達拉斯聯邦儲備銀行主席洛里·洛根支持這項政策決定，但反對在聲明中加入寬鬆傾向。 聯邦公開市場委員會（FOMC）表示，就業成長「平均而言」仍然較低，基本上重申了其先前的評估，同時指出能源價格上漲導致通膨「居高不下」。上個月，聯準會稱通膨「略高」。 委員會表示，近幾個月來失業率「變化不大」。 當天早些時候，美國參議院銀行委員會投票通過了對凱文沃什（Kevin Warsh）的聯準會主席提名，並將其提交給共和黨控制的參議院。 沃什是美國總統唐納德·特朗普提名的接替傑羅姆·鮑威爾（Jerome Powell）的人選，鮑威爾的美聯儲主席任期將於5月15日到期。川普曾多次批評鮑威爾，指責聯準會在降息問題上態度謹慎。 FOMC重申了先前的立場，並表示：“在考慮進一步調整聯邦基金利率目標區間的幅度和時機時，委員會將仔細評估最新數據、不斷變化的經濟前景以及風險平衡。” 美國勞工統計局本月稍早公佈的數據顯示，受美以衝突推高能源價格的影響，3月份美國消費者通膨率飆升至近四年來的最高月度水準。 據報道，川普拒絕了伊朗提出的解除對其港口海上封鎖的提議後，油價週三大幅上漲，布蘭特原油價格逼近每桶120美元。 政策制定者下次會議定於6月16日至17日舉行。
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