给你俩段语境可以揣摩（1）The Fed lowered its benchmark rate by 0.5 perce

给你俩段语境可以揣摩
（1）The Fed lowered its benchmark rate by 0.5 percentage point,more than economists forecast,to 4.75 percent,the first cut in four years.Five of the past six bear markets for the U.S.currency have sparked a rally in gold.
（2）A listener from Indonesia named Fendy asks why the Federal Reserve is so important and how it works.This week offered a good example.On Tuesday,the Committee lawed its target for the Federal Funds rate to four and three quarters percent,this rate is what banks pay other banks to borrow money overnight.It was the first cut in four years.