More than half think the Fed will hike interest rates in the latter half of the year
A、reduce
B、increase
C、balance
D、adjust
【正确答案】：B
【名师解析】:根据题目内容，"More than half think the Fed will hike interest rates in the latter half of the year"，这里的关键词是"hike"，意味着提高或增加。在四个选项中，选项A "reduce"意味着减少，选项C "balance"意味着平衡，选项D "adjust"意味着调整，而选项B "increase"与"hike"在意义上是一致的，都表示增长或提高。因此，正确答案是B "increase"。美联储提高利率通常是为了控制通货膨胀或稳定经济，这是通过增加借贷成本来实现的。
