参议员提利斯(Tillis)反对所有美联储提名人选, 以威胁美联储独立为由, 质疑司法部调查鲍威尔的翻修证词。 Senator Tillis opposes all Fed nominees over DOJ probe into Powell’s renovation testimony, citing threats to Fed independence.

R-N.C.的Thom Tillis参议员宣布,他将反对所有美联储提名人选,包括下任主席,因为司法部对主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔关于美联储大楼翻修的证词进行了刑事调查。 Senator Thom Tillis, R-N.C., announced he will oppose all Federal Reserve nominees, including the next chair, due to a Justice Department criminal investigation into Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony about a Fed building renovation. 调查涉及大陪审团传票,引发了人们对政治干预中央银行独立性的担忧。 The probe, which involves grand jury subpoenas, has sparked concerns about political interference in the central bank’s independence. 参议院银行委员会一位主要成员Tillis将调查称为对司法部和美联储信誉的威胁,鲍威尔则否认不法行为,声称调查出于政治动机,与利率政策分歧有关。 Tillis, a key Senate Banking Committee member, called the investigation a threat to the DOJ and Fed credibility, while Powell denied wrongdoing, claiming the probe is politically motivated and tied to policy disagreements over interest rates. 总统特朗普准备在四位决赛选手中采访布莱克洛克(BlackRock)的里克·里德尔(Rick Rieder)担任这个角色, President Trump is set to interview BlackRock’s Rick Rieder, among four finalists, for the role, with a decision expected by late January. 其结果可能会影响美联储在政治局势日益紧张的情况下的自主权。 The outcome could impact the Fed’s autonomy amid growing political tensions.