恩达·柯兰报道，美联储理事迈克尔·巴尔周二再次发出警告，称可能需要进一步加息以抑制通胀。
By Enda Curran Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr on Tuesday repeated a warning that further interest-rate increases will likely be needed to slow inflation.
巴尔的观点呼应了他在上周发表的言论，当时这位美联储官员明确表示，强劲的经济意味着放缓通胀是政策制定者更大的工作重点。
Barr’s outlook echoed comments he made last week when the Fed official made it clear a robust economy means slowing inflation is the bigger focus for policymakers.
巴尔在为底特律的一次活动准备的演讲稿中表示：“在我的基准情景下，可能需要进一步的政策调整，以确保通胀及时回落至目标水平。我们希望支持可持续、持久的增长以促进最大就业，而价格稳定对此至关重要。”巴尔补充说，通胀距离央行2%的目标还有一段距离。
“In my base case, further policy adjustments are likely to be needed to ensure inflation comes down to target in a timely fashion,” Barr said in remarks prepared for an event in Detroit. “We want to support sustainable, durable growth in support of maximum employment, and price stability is crucial to that.”Barr added that inflation remains some way off of the central bank’s 2% target.
巴尔在演讲中说：“我还没有看到通胀及时回到2%的明确趋势。”
“I don’t yet see a clear trend toward a timely return to 2%,” Barr said in his speech.
美联储官员本月一致投票决定加息，将联邦基金利率目标区间上调至3.75%至4%。
Fed officials voted unanimously this month to raise interest rates for the first time in more than three years, bringing the benchmark federal funds rate to a range of 3.75% to 4%.
根据联邦公开市场委员会（FOMC）官员在会议后发布的新利率预测，中值预测显示年底前还会有一次加息。与此同时，联邦基金期货合约的定价显示，投资者预计10月份会加息，12月份可能还会加息。
In a new set of rate projections released after their decision, Federal Open Market Committee officials penciled in another increase before the end of the year, according to the median forecast. Pricing in federal funds futures contracts, meanwhile, shows investors expect a hike in October and possibly another in December.
巴尔将经济增长步伐描述为稳健，并表示在低失业率的助推下，预计今年下半年经济将进一步加速。
Describing the pace of economic growth as solid, Barr said he expects a further acceleration over the second half of the year, helped by low unemployment.
巴尔表示：“尽管通胀明显高于FOMC的目标，但强劲的企业投资和富有韧性的消费者支出正在支撑稳固的劳动力市场。”
“While inflation is significantly above the FOMC’s goal, strong business investment and resilient spending by consumers is supporting a solid labor market,” Barr said.