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WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday, marking its first hike since July 2023, while signaling the possibility of another increase later this year amid persistent inflation and high oil prices.

During the two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the Fed decided to increase the rate to the 3.75–4.00 percent range in a 12-0 vote, although U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to stop trading with countries running a trade surplus with the United States unless the central bank lowers rates.

The increase left the gap between the key interest rates of South Korea and the U.S. at up to 1 percentage point.

According to the FOMC members' new median economic projection, the federal funds rate is expected to rise to 4.1 percent at the end of this year, up from the June projection of 3.8 percent, indicating the possibility of another increase later this year.

In the run-up to the FOMC meeting, new data added to concerns over price pressures. On Friday, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the "core" consumer price index, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, recorded a 0.3 percent monthly gain last month, 0.1 percentage point higher than forecast.

This week's hike marked a setback for Trump as the president has continued to pressure the central bank to bring down borrowing costs to boost the economy, particularly ahead of the November midterm elections, where control of Congress is at stake.

U.S. gross domestic product is expected to grow by 2.3 percent this year, up from 2.2 percent projected in June, and by 2.4 percent next year, up from the previous forecast of 2.3 percent, according to the Fed median projection.

Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation is projected to reach 3.7 percent at the end of the year, an increase from the June projection of 3.6 percent, and 2.3 percent at the end of next year, the same as the previous forecast.

PCE is a measure of household consumer spending on goods and services in the U.S.

This photo, released by Reuters, shows U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh holding a press conference at the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington on June 17, 2026. (Yonhap)

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华盛顿，9月16日（韩联社）——美国联邦储备委员会周三将基准利率上调了0.25个百分点，这是自2023年7月以来的首次加息，同时暗示在持续的通货膨胀和高油价的背景下，今年晚些时候可能再次加息。

在为期两天的联邦公开市场委员会 (FOMC) 会议上，美联储以 12 比 0 的投票结果决定将利率提高到 3.75% 至 4.00% 的区间，尽管美国总统唐纳德·特朗普威胁说，除非美联储降低利率，否则将停止与对美国有贸易顺差的国家进行贸易。

此次加息使韩国和美国的主要利率之间的差距扩大至多1个百分点。

根据联邦公开市场委员会成员最新的经济预测中值，联邦基金利率预计将在今年年底升至 4.1%，高于 6 月份预测的 3.8%，这表明今年晚些时候可能再次加息。

在联邦公开市场委员会（FOMC）会议召开前夕，新的数据加剧了人们对物价压力的担忧。上周五，美国劳工部劳工统计局公布的数据显示，剔除波动较大的食品和能源价格的“核心”消费者价格指数上月环比上涨0.3%，比预期高出0.1个百分点。

本周的加息对特朗普来说是一次挫败，因为这位总统一直向央行施压，要求其降低借贷成本以刺激经济，尤其是在11月中期选举之前，届时国会的控制权将受到考验。

根据美联储的预测中值，美国今年的国内生产总值预计将增长2.3%，高于6月份预测的2.2%；明年预计将增长2.4%，高于此前预测的2.3%。

预计今年年底个人消费支出（PCE）通胀率将达到 3.7%，高于 6 月份预测的 3.6%；预计明年年底将达到 2.3%，与之前的预测相同。

PCE是衡量美国家庭在商品和服务上的消费支出的指标。

这张由路透社发布的照片​​显示，美国联邦储备委员会主席凯文·沃什于2026年6月17日在华盛顿联邦储备银行举行新闻发布会。（韩联社）

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（导语）美联储将关键利率上调25个基点，这是自2023年以来的首次加息。