The Fed Rate Cut: Crucial Months Ahead

committee: 위원회
The committee decided to lower the target range for the Federal funds rate by a half percentage point.

make-or-break moment: 성패가 좌우하는 순간
Now is a make-or-break moment for the Fed.

stick the landing:매끄럽게 마무리하다
And so the question now is: Can they stick the landing?

painless: 고통 없는
I wish there were a completely painless way to restore price stability.

aggressive: 적극적인
The other camp argues more aggressive rate cuts could preempt a serious decline in employment.

under control: 통제되는
They raised rates a lot and they raised rates in large increments on the way up, and so now that inflation seems like it’s under control.

pivotal:중요한
The next six months could be pivotal to determining which of those we’re seeing unfold here.