But, in order to stave off the threat of deflation and depression, it is targeting a lower unemployment rate, below 6.5%. As progress toward that target is made, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke announced in late May, the Fed will begin to “taper” its program of long-term asset purchases known as quantitative-easing (QE).
如今，美联储再一次玩起了预期游戏。但是，为了抑制通缩和萧条的危险，美联储制定了更低的目标失业率——不到6.5%。随着这一目标的越来越近，美联储主席伯南克在5月底时声称美联储将开始“减弱”其长期资产购买计划，即所谓的量化宽松（QE）。