Thus, the Fed’s 2% inflation objective was born. During the ensuing discussion, several FOMC members argued that the inflation rate might be reduced to less than 2%, but nobody argued that inflation should be pushed higher if a lower, but still positive, rate was achieved.
于是，美联储的2%通胀目标就这样诞生了。在随后的讨论中，一些FOMC成员认为通胀率应该调低至2%以下，但没有人认为如果通胀比这更低（但仍然为正）的话应该让通胀增加一点。