幅度遠低於美國
The central bank of Taiwan raised key interest rates by 12.5 basis points on December 15.
台灣央行於12月15日將關鍵利率提高12.5個基點。
12.5 bps=半碼=百分之0.12525 bps=一碼=百分之0.25
This move marks the fourth consecutive quarter that the bank has hiked interest rates amid the worldwide battle to combat inflation.
在全球對抗通膨之際，此舉為央行連續第四個季度升息，
consecutive(adj.)連續的、連貫的、無間斷的
The new rates went into effect on December 16, raising the central bank’s discount rate to 1.75% and the rates on accommodations with collateral and without collateral to 2.125% and 4.0% respectively.
並於12月16日生效，重貼現率升至1.75％，擔保放款融通利率與短期融通利率將分別調升至2.125％與4.0％。
go into effect生效
The bank’s recent rate increases were announced to keep pace with the United States Federal Reserve, but, at 12.5 basis points, are much lower than the 50-basis-point increase just announced in the US.
央行近期宣布升息以跟進美國聯準會的步調，但12.5個基點仍是遠低於美國宣布調升二碼的漲幅。
keep pace with跟上～
In fact, since March, local rates have only been raised 62.5 basis points compared with the United States’ 425-basis-point hike over the same period.
事實上，相較於美國同期升息17碼，台灣央行自三月以來僅調升了62.5個基點。
Several factors are responsible for the central bank of Taiwan’s more moderate approach to raising rates.
台灣央行偏溫和的作風可歸因於幾個因素。
be responsible for是～的成因moderate(adj.)溫和的、不偏激的；(n.)溫和派、穩健派radical(adj.)偏激的、激進的dovish(adj.)鴿派的hawkish(adj.)鷹派的approach to sth.處理某事的途徑
First, the country is experiencing less inflationary pressure than the US.
第一，跟美國相比，台灣經歷的通膨壓力較小。
inflationary pressure通膨壓力
Additionally, Taiwan’s consumer price index (CPI) only “grew by 2.35 percent year-on-year in November, the smallest increase in nine months.”
再者，台灣11月的消費者物價指數（CPI）與同期相比僅「增長了2.35％，創下9個月以來的最低漲幅」。
Finally, with falling global demand weakening Taiwan’s export-oriented economy, the bank refrained from tightening their policy too much with steeper rate hikes.
最後，由於全球需求量萎縮重挫台灣以出口為導向的經濟，央行避免大幅升息，以避免緊縮政策的力道過強。
weaken(v.)(使)衰弱、弱化refrain from克制～tighten(v.)(使)變緊tight monetary policy緊縮貨幣政策loose monetary policy寬鬆貨幣政策
In a related economic announcement, November also saw Taiwan’s Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics release adjusted forecasts for the country’s gross domestic product growth for 2022 and 2023.
一項相關的經濟發布統計顯示，台灣行政院主計總處於11月修正了對該國2022年與2023年GDP成長預測。
gross domestic product國內生產總值
In both cases, there were cuts—with growth for 2022 decreased by 0.70 percentage points and for 2023 reduced by 0.30 percentage points to 2.75%.
今、明年雙雙下修，2022年的成長率下修0.70個百分點，2023年則下修0.30個百分點，降至2.75％。