美聯儲7月會議紀要顯示加息分歧

Federal Reserve policymakers left open the prospect of a further interest rate rise this year even as they insisted they needed more evidence on the durability of the rebound before feeling confident enough to pull the trigger.

美聯儲(Fed)政策制定者對年內進一步加息的前景保持開放態度，儘管他們堅稱需要更多證明經濟反彈持久性的證據纔有足夠的信心扣動扳機。

Minutes from their latest meeting last month revealed a hard-fought debate over when to move rates, with a couple of participants urging an immediate move, while others urged caution amid questions over how rapidly inflation would return to target.

美聯儲上月舉行的最近一次會議的會議紀要反映出有關何時調整利率的激烈辯論，兩名與會者主張立刻調整，而其他人則主張在通脹會多快回歸目標水平存疑時保持謹慎。

Fed officials generally agreed that a strengthening of the jobs market and the relatively benign market reaction to the UK’s vote to leave the EU in June meant some of the uncertainties that had hung over the US economy had diminished.

美聯儲官員普遍認同，就業市場的走強和市場對英國6月投票退歐相對良性的反應，意味着籠罩美國經濟的一些不確定性減弱了。

But there was no consensus on the urgency of a second rate rise since last December, given the mixed prospects at home and abroad. Even as the Fed held rates unchanged during the meeting, two participants wanted to see an immediate move. Others said an increase would “soon be warranted”.

但考慮到美國國內和國外好壞參半的前景，會議未能就繼去年12月之後再次加息的緊迫性達成共識。即使美聯儲會議決定保持利率不變，仍有兩名與會者希望看到美聯儲立刻採取行動。另有人表示，“將很快有充分的理由”加息。

Several other participants were more cautious, according to the minutes.

根據會議紀要，還有幾名與會者的態度更加謹慎。