-- 美國參議院銀行委員會週三投票通過了對凱文沃什（Kevin Warsh）的美聯儲主席提名，並將其提交至共和黨控制的參議院進行最終確認。 沃什是唐納德·川普總統提名的接替傑羅姆·鮑威爾（Jerome Powell）的人選，鮑威爾的聯準會主席任期將於5月15日到期。川普曾多次批評鮑威爾，指責聯準會在降低利率問題上態度謹慎。 委員會以13比11的投票結果，為沃什在參議院的最終確認投票鋪平了道路。幾個小時後，聯準會原定宣布其利率決議。市場普遍預期，聯邦公開市場委員會（FOMC）將在當天稍後維持其政策利率不變。 假設參議院全體議員在5月11日當週確認沃什的提名，這可能是鮑威爾作為聯準會主席主持的最後一次貨幣政策會議。 鮑威爾在聯準會理事會的任期將持續到2028年1月，但目前尚不清楚他是否會離開聯準會，還是決定繼續留任。 「如果參議院銀行委員會明天上午確認凱文沃什的任命，鮑威爾可能會在新聞發布會上宣布辭職，沃什很可能接任聯準會主席一職，主持6月份的聯邦公開市場委員會（FOMC）會議，」斯蒂費爾金融公司週二在一份報告中指出。 沃什曾於2006年至2011年擔任聯準會理事。在加入聯準會之前，他曾在喬治·W·布希政府任職，並在摩根士丹利（MS）工作。
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