美聯儲哈克爾輕視英國退歐 稱年內將加息兩次

費城美聯儲主席帕特里克·哈克爾對英國退歐給美國經濟帶來的威脅不以為然，他隐約表示，美聯儲可能在年內加息兩次。

哈克爾在費城的演講中說道：“在我的風險列表中，英國退歐的風險系數極低。我指的並不是0.1%這樣緩慢的加息。”

哈克爾表示，他認為美國經濟將會繼續增長，在當前的環境下，美聯儲仍然處在正軌，借貸成本將進一步提高，但他沒有明說會在什麼時候發生。他說：“我認為年內加息兩次是極為合適的。截至2018年底，基金利率的目標利率將接近3%。

在過去幾週的複雜經濟數據以及英國退歐事件中，哈克爾的同僚們始終保持謹慎的態度，而哈克爾的態度則獨樹一幟，他的驚人之舉可能會引發一系列市場動蕩。很多美聯儲官員在英國退歐之後都表達了對市場不確定性的擔憂，因此美聯儲未來將有何種舉動則未可知。

Fed’s Harker dismisses Brexit, suggests two more rate hikes this year

PHILADELPHIA — Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker shrugged off the threat to the U.S. economy posed by the Brexit vote and indicated the U.S. central bank may have two more rate rises ahead of it this year.

“Brexit is low on my list of risks, and I do not anticipate more than a transitory couple of 10ths of a percentage point slowdown in growth” to by caused by that event, Harker said in the text of a speech to be delivered in Philadelphia.

The official said he projects the U.S. economy will continue to grow, adding that in this environment, the Fed remains on track to boost further the cost of borrowing, although he didn’t say when he expects those increases to happen. “I anticipate that it may be appropriate for up to two additional rate hikes this year,” with the funds rate target rate approaching 3% by the end of 2018, he said.

Harker’s call for rate rises breaks from the cautious tone struck by many of his colleagues over recent weeks in the wake of a wave of mixed economic data and the U.K.’s vote in late June to leave the European Union, a shocking move that has set off considerable market volatility. A number of Fed officials who have spoken since the vote have noted elevated levels of uncertainty have made it hard to say what’s next for Fed rate policy.

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文章來源：http://www.marketwatch.com/story/feds-harker-dismisses-brexit-suggests-two-more-rate-hikes-this-year-2016-07-13