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• 一个参议院委员会准备推进 Trump 的提名人选，而关于美联储独立性以及 Powell 未来去向的疑虑依然存在。 • Donald Trump 选定的美联储领导人 Kevin Warsh 将于周三通过一个关键的程序性审核，这将为其在未来几周内接替 Jerome Powell 铺平道路。与此同时，白宫正采取前所未有的努力试图控制这家全球最强大的中央银行。 • 参议院银行委员会定于东部时间上午 10 点 (1400 GMT) 投票，将 Warsh 的提名提交至由共和党控制的参议院全体会议进行表决。在北卡罗来纳州参议员 Thom Tillis 放弃反对之后，该委员会的所有 13 名共和党人都预计将支持 Warsh。此前，司法部周五决定结束对 Powell 的刑事调查，而 Tillis 此前认为该调查是对美联储政治独立性的威胁。

• 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...