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Senate の委員会は Donald Trump の指名候補を前進させる構えだが、Fed の独立性と Powell の将来についての疑念は消えていない。 US politics live – latest updates Breaking News US ニュースレター・メールへの登録 Federal Reserve を率いる Donald Trump の指名候補である Kevin Warsh は、水曜日に重要な手続き上の関門を突破する見通しとなっており、世界で最も強力な中央銀行を統制しようとする White House の前例のない試みが続く中、今後数週間以内に Jerome Powell の後を継ぐための道が開かれることになる。 Senate 銀行委員会は 10am EDT (1400 GMT) に採決を行い、共和党が支配する Senate 本会議に Warsh の指名案を送る予定である。North Carolina 選出の Thom Tillis 上院議員が、自身が Fed の政治的独立性への脅威と見なしていた Powell に対する Department of Justice による刑事捜査を終了するという Friday の決定を受けて反対を撤回したため、パネルの 13 名の Republicans 全員が Warsh を支持する見通しだ。Continue reading...

• Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve Chair, testifies in his first Senate Banking Committee hearing at 1400 GMT on April 21, 2026, facing questions on Fed independence amid Trump's pressure to cut rates. • Warsh advocates reducing the Fed's balance sheet, conflicting with recent resumption of regular Treasury purchases in December 2025. • The hearing addresses hot topics like Fed autonomy and potential rate cuts, with USD firming after Monday's rally rejection.

Former Wall Street banker faces questions at confirmation hearing – but his biggest backer is also his biggest liabilityOn the face of it, Kevin Warsh looks like an ideal candidate to chair the Federal Reserve, the world’s most important central bank. The 56-year-old Ivy League economist, former Wall Street banker and presidential adviser ticks all the boxes. Unfortunately for Warsh, as he faces what could be a fraught nomination hearing, his biggest backer is also his biggest liability.In his second term, Donald Trump has attacked the Fed in a manner both unprecedented and unseemly. He has called current chair Jerome Powell – whom he also appointed – a “jerk”, “a stubborn MORON”, and repeatedly threatened to fire him. Continue reading...