美国的通货膨胀量超过2月的预期

消费者价格指数在2月上涨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.

美国通货膨胀率在2月的预期比预期的要多，因为随着春季和夏季的临近，联邦储备率牢固地降低了该计划。

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%.

根据劳工统计局周三上午的一份报告，2月，消费者价格指数在2月上涨了0.2％。预期为0.3％，一月的速度为0.5％。同期，头条CPI的标题为2.8％，而预测为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%.

不包括粮食和能源成本的Core CPI在2月份对预测为0.3％，1月份的0.4％上涨了0.2％。同比，Core CPI的运行率为3.1％，而预期为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.

数据后的几分钟内，比特币（BTC）的价格上涨了1％以上，至84,100美元。检查传统市场，纳斯达克100期货增加了较早的进步，现在高于1.5％。债券，美元和黄金的变化很小。

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.

对于市场而言，这已经是艰难的几周，其中包括加密货币，因为以前的价格被关税引起的经济放缓的恐惧刺穿了。除了这些担忧外，通货膨胀仍然在美联储2％的目标北部固执，质疑中央银行是否可以减轻政策来打击任何呆滞的人。昨天的另一天下降后，在过去一个月中，标准普尔500指数降低了约10％。本周早些时候，比特币在特朗普总统1月20日就职之前就触及了109,000美元的创纪录的高价约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.

在今天的报告之前，利率交易者在6月会议上降低了五月税率的机会约40％的可能性，有85％的机会降低了一个或多个利率。

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.

展望未来，周四的生产商价格指数（PPI）的报告可能会继续确认或反驳今天的新闻ROM，从而进一步了解通货膨胀和潜在的美联储降低税率。