美國的通貨膨脹量超過2月的預期

消費者價格指數在2月上漲0.2％

U.S. inflation softened more than expected in February, putting Federal Reserve rate cuts firmly back on the plan as spring and summer approach.

美國通貨膨脹率在2月的預期比預期的要多，因為隨著春季和夏季的臨近，聯邦儲備率牢固地降低了該計劃。

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% in February, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday morning. Expectations were for 0.3% and January's pace was 0.5%. On a year-over-year basis, headline CPI was higher by 2.8% versus forecasts for 2.9% and January's 3.0%.

根據勞工統計局週三上午的一份報告，2月，消費者價格指數在2月上漲了0.2％。預期為0.3％，一月的速度為0.5％。同期，頭條CPI的標題為2.8％，而預測為2.9％，一月的3.0％。

Core CPI, which excludes food and energy costs, increased 0.2% in February against forecasts for 0.3% and January's 0.4%. On a year-over-year basis, core CPI was running 3.1% versus expectations for 3.2% and January's 3.3%.

不包括糧食和能源成本的Core CPI在2月份對預測為0.3％，1月份的0.4％上漲了0.2％。同比，Core CPI的運行率為3.1％，而預期為3.2％，一月的3.3％。

The price of bitcoin (BTC) rose more than 1% to $84,100 in the minutes following the data. Checking traditional markets, Nasdaq 100 futures added to an earlier advance, now higher by 1.5%. Bonds, the dollar and gold remained little-changed.

數據後的幾分鐘內，比特幣（BTC）的價格上漲了1％以上，至84,100美元。檢查傳統市場，納斯達克100期貨增加了較早的進步，現在高於1.5％。債券，美元和黃金的變化很小。

It's been a rough few weeks for markets, crypto among them, as previously perky prices were punctured by tariff-induced economic slowdown fears. Adding to those concerns, inflation has remained stubbornly well north of the Fed's 2% target, calling into question whether the central bank could even ease policy to combat any sluggishness. After another down day yesterday, the S&P 500 was lower by about 10% over the past month. Bitcoin at one point earlier this week had tumbled roughly 30% from its record high of $109,000 touched just prior to President Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration.

對於市場而言，這已經是艱難的幾週，其中包括加密貨幣，因為以前的價格被關稅引起的經濟放緩的恐懼刺穿了。除了這些擔憂外，通貨膨脹仍然在美聯儲2％的目標北部固執，質疑中央銀行是否可以減輕政策來打擊任何呆滯的人。昨天的另一天下降後，在過去一個月中，標準普爾500指數降低了約10％。本週早些時候，比特幣在特朗普總統1月20日就職之前就觸及了109,000美元的創紀錄的高價約30％。

Prior to today's report, interest rate traders had priced in about a 40% chance of a May Fed rate cut and an 85% chance of one or more rate cuts by the June meeting.

在今天的報告之前，利率交易者在6月會議上降低了五月稅率的機會約40％的可能性，有85％的機會降低了一個或多個利率。

Looking ahead, Thursday’s Producer Price Index (PPI) report could either continue to confirm or refute the news rom today, providing further insight into the direction of inflation and potential Fed rate cuts.

展望未來，週四的生產商價格指數（PPI）的報告可能會繼續確認或反駁今天的新聞ROM，從而進一步了解通貨膨脹和潛在的美聯儲降低稅率。