4月 18日，美联储再次突然降息，将联邦基金利率和贴现率分别削减 0. 5个百分点，以遏制美国经济的继续下滑。美联储在不到 4个月的时间里连续 4次降息，总共达 2个百分点，使联邦基金利率和贴现率分别降至 4. 5％和 4％，不仅将前年 6月至去年 5月期间连续 5次加息总共 1. 75 On April 18, the Federal Reserve suddenly cut interest rates again, cutting the federal funds rate and the discount rate by 0.5 percentage point respectively to curb the continued decline of the U.S. economy. The Fed cut interest rates four times in a row in less than four months, a total of 2 percentage points, lowering the federal funds rate and the discount rate to 4. 5% and 4% respectively. Not only did the Federal Reserve cut rates continuously from June of the previous year to May of last year 5 times to raise interest rates a total of 1.75