連邦準備制度は公定歩合を１８年間で最低の水準に引き下げた。

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English Translation

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark discount rate to an 18-year low.

Furigana

連邦(れんぽう)準備(じゅんび)制度(せいど)は公定歩合(こうていぶあい)を１８年間(ねんかん)で最低(さいてい)の水準(すいじゅん)に引(ひ)き下(さ)げた。

Romanji

Renpō junbi seido wa kōteibuai o ichi hachi nenkan de saitei no suijun ni hikisageta.

Words

連邦 (れんぽう)

commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union

準備 (じゅんび)

preparation; setup; arrangements; provision; reserve

制度 (せいど)

system; institution; organization; organisation

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

公定歩合 (こうていぶあい)

official discount (bank) rate

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

八 (はち、や)

eight

年間 (ねんかん)

year (period of)

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

最低 (さいてい)

least; lowest; worst; nasty; disgusting; horrible; yuck!

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

水準 (すいじゅん)

level; standard; water level

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

引き下げる (ひきさげる)

to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw