The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to lower the target range for the federal funds interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.5 to 3.75 percent, marking its third rate cut this year. 華盛頓電——美國聯邦儲備委員會週三決定將聯邦基金利率目標區間下調25個基點至3.5%至3.75%，這是美聯儲今年第三次降息。 The latest move was widely anticipated, making it the third rate cut in a row since the Federal Open Market Committee monetary policy meeting in September. 此舉早有預兆，自聯邦公開市場委員會9月貨幣政策會議以來，這已是連續第三次降息。 "Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated. The Committee is attentive to the risks to both sides of its dual mandate and judges that downside risks to employment rose in recent months," the Fed said in a statement. 美聯儲在聲明中表示：“經濟前景的不確定性依然較高。委員會密切關注其雙重使命中就業和物價穩定兩方面的風險，並判斷近幾個月就業面臨的下行風險有所上升。” The statement also noted moderate economic expansion, a higher unemployment rate, e...