-- 連邦準備制度理事会（FRB）のジェローム・パウエル議長は水曜日の記者会見で、5月15日に任期満了を迎える後も一定期間FRBに留まる意向を表明した。FRBに対する最近の攻撃に言及し、「ここ3ヶ月間に起きた出来事を考えると、少なくともその期間、事態の収束を見届けるまで留まる以外に選択肢はなかった」と述べた。 パウエル議長がFRB本部の改築中に議長として行った行動に関する司法省の調査は中断されたが、FRB監察官が不正行為を発見した場合、調査が再開される可能性があり、不確実性が残っている。 「この調査が透明性と最終的な解決をもって完全に終了するまで、私は理事会を離れないと述べてきたが、その姿勢は変わらない」とパウエル議長は述べた。「最近の進展には勇気づけられており、このプロセスの残りの段階を注意深く見守っている」。 パウエル議長は、留任の決定は政治的な発言とは一切関係なく、トランプ政権によるFRBへの最近の攻撃に対する懸念に基づくものだと述べた。 「5月15日に議長としての任期が終了した後も、一定期間、理事として職務を継続する予定です」とパウエル議長は述べた。「理事としては目立たないようにするつもりです。連邦準備制度理事会の議長は一人しかいませんから。」 「適切な時期だと判断した時に退任します」と付け加えた。 会合では、連邦公開市場委員会（FOMC）は政策金利の目標レンジを3.50％～3.75％に据え置くことを決定したが、1名の委員が政策金利の引き下げを、3名の委員が声明文における金融緩和への偏向の撤廃をそれぞれ反対した。
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