大家都怕美國聯準會宣布升息,但聯準會主席葉倫卻愈來愈像吃了秤砣鐵了心。在6月17日的記者會中,記者對聯準會目前的通膨調查研究方法及數據提出質疑,認為聯準會對通膨壓力的評估不盡準確;當然,葉倫很快地就提出反駁,從中,也讓外界更明確地了解葉倫對於升息的所思所想。
Well, survey-based measures aren't perfect. And the mean or even the median of those measures does not line up very well with actual inflation, so they seem to be biased. Nevertheless, they do seem to be useful in predicting actual movements in inflation. And because we think inflation expectations are a determinant of price setting, we need to be looking at the best data that we can, even if it’s imperfect, in trying to gauge inflation expectations.
好吧,以調查為主的研究方法並不完美。這些研究所取得的平均值或中位數,的確不能有效支持實際的通膨狀況,所以它們看來似乎存在誤差。但無論如何,它們在預測通膨的實際走勢上仍然非常實用。我們認為通膨預期是決定物價的重要因素,我們需要從手邊最好的資料中觀察,即使這些資料在測量通膨預期上並不完美。
line up with 支持
例句:She denies these data because they don't line up with the facts.
她否定這些資料,因為它們並不支持事實。
biased (a.) /ˋbaɪəst/ 誤差的、偏心的
例句:The analysis is biased due to the limitation of the technology.
這項分析因為科技限制而存在誤差。
gauge (v.) /gedʒ/ 測量、估計
例句:To build a perfect desk, you have to gauge every piece of wood with the best discretion.
為了建造完美的書桌,你必須非常謹慎測量每一片木板。