新闻背景2015年12月16日,美联储主席耶伦宣布将联邦基金利率上调25个基点到0.25%至0.5%的水平。这是美联储自2006年6月以来的首次加息,也是美国基准利率自2008年12月以来首次告别“零利率”时代。另外,美联储预期2016年底利率可能达到1.375%,2017年底 News Background On December 16, 2015, Fed Chairman Yellen announced a 25 basis point increase in the federal funds rate to a level of 0.25% to 0.5%. This is the first time the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates since June 2006 and the first time since the benchmark interest rate of the United States has bid farewell to the “zero interest rate” since December 2008. In addition, the Fed expects the interest rate to reach 1. 375% by the end of 2016, the end of 2017