For example, while annual inflation stood at 0.8% in December 2014, the minutes of the January 2015 FOMC meeting refer several times to the Committee’s need to make “progress toward its objectives of maximum employment and 2% inflation” by maintaining a highly accommodative policy stance. Increasing the rate of inflation is now the stated objective of Fed policy.
如今，2%的通胀目标已成为FOMC决策的最前沿。比如，尽管2014年12月年通胀率为0.8%，但2015年1月FOMC会议记录数次提到FOMC需要通过保持高度合适政策立场以 “接近就业最大化和2%的通胀目标”。增加通胀率如今已成为美联储政策的具体目标。