The Federal Reserve manages interest rates to influence financial conditions within the United States. But those decisions can also affect the posture of other central banks because many aspects of international finance rely on U.S. dollars. As the world moves away from a global round of economic tightening, central bankers in the U.S. are seeking to extend the economic expansion, which is among the strongest in the world.

美联储管理利率,以影响美国国内的金融状况。但这些决定也会影响其他中央银行的政策,因为国际金融的许多方面依赖于美元。随着全球经济逐渐摆脱紧缩周期,美国的中央银行正在寻求延续经济扩张,这一扩张是世界上最强劲的之一。