أعلن الرئيس الأمريكي دونالد ترمب اليوم أن لديه قائمة من 4 مرشحين لرئاسة الاحتياطي الفيدرالي، مستبعداً وزير الخزانة سكوت بيسنت من الترشح، قائلاً إنه يفضل البقاء في منصبه الحالي.
وينتهي تفويض الرئيس الحالي جيروم باول في مايو 2026، وسط انتقادات متكررة من ترمب بسبب ما يعده تباطؤاً في خفض أسعار الفائدة.
وذكر ترمب خلال مقابلة أن كلاً من كبير مستشاريه الاقتصاديين كيفن هاسيت، وعضو مجلس الاحتياطي السابق كيفن وارش من أبرز المرشحين، إلى جانب اسمين آخرين لم يفصح عنهما.
ويملك ترمب فرصة إضافية لترشيح عضو جديد في مجلس الاحتياطي بعد استقالة أدريانا كوغلر مطلع الشهر الجاري، في وقت يواصل فيه الضغط لتغيير نهج السياسة النقدية في ظل الضبابية الاقتصادية الناتجة عن الحرب التجارية.
يذكر أن الرئيس ترمب قال في منشور حديث على منصة تروث سوشيال أخيراً: «يجب على جيروم المتأخر للغاية، الأحمق العنيد، أن يخفض أسعار الفائدة بشكل كبير الآن، إذا واصل الرفض فيجب على المجلس تولي زمام الأمور وفعل ما يعرف الجميع أنه يتعين القيام به».
وكان البنك المركزي قد أبقى أسعار الفائدة دون تغيير الأربعاء الماضي، وأدت تعليقات باول بعد القرار إلى تراجع توقعات خفض تكاليف الاقتراض اعتباراً من سبتمبر القادم؛ ما أثار غضب ترمب، الذي يطالب بالتيسير النقدي فوراً وبمعدلات كبيرة.
واتُخذ أحدث قرار للسياسة النقدية بأغلبية 9 أصوات مقابل صوتين، وهو ما يظهر انقساماً في البنك المركزي الذي عادة ما يتخذ قراراته بالإجماع. وعارض القرار عضوان من محافظي مجلس الاحتياطي، وهي المرة الأولى التي يحدث فيها ذلك منذ أكثر من 30 عاماً.
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President Donald Trump announced today that he has a list of 4 candidates for the Federal Reserve chair, excluding Treasury Secretary Scott Pruitt from consideration, stating that he prefers to remain in his current position.
The current chair, Jerome Powell, has a term that ends in May 2026, amid repeated criticisms from Trump for what he considers a slowdown in interest rate cuts.
Trump mentioned during an interview that both his chief economic advisor Kevin Hassett and former Fed board member Kevin Warsh are among the leading candidates, along with two other names that he did not disclose.
Trump has an additional opportunity to nominate a new member to the Fed board following the resignation of Adriana Kugler earlier this month, as he continues to push for a change in monetary policy amid economic uncertainty resulting from the trade war.
It is worth noting that President Trump recently stated in a post on Truth Social: “Jerome, the very late, stubborn fool, must cut interest rates significantly now; if he continues to refuse, the board must take charge and do what everyone knows needs to be done.”
The central bank kept interest rates unchanged last Wednesday, and Powell's comments after the decision led to a decline in expectations for cuts in borrowing costs starting in September; this angered Trump, who is calling for immediate and significant monetary easing.
The latest monetary policy decision was made by a majority of 9 votes to 2, indicating a division within the central bank, which usually makes decisions unanimously. Two members of the Fed board opposed the decision, marking the first time this has happened in over 30 years.
The current chair, Jerome Powell, has a term that ends in May 2026, amid repeated criticisms from Trump for what he considers a slowdown in interest rate cuts.
Trump mentioned during an interview that both his chief economic advisor Kevin Hassett and former Fed board member Kevin Warsh are among the leading candidates, along with two other names that he did not disclose.
Trump has an additional opportunity to nominate a new member to the Fed board following the resignation of Adriana Kugler earlier this month, as he continues to push for a change in monetary policy amid economic uncertainty resulting from the trade war.
It is worth noting that President Trump recently stated in a post on Truth Social: “Jerome, the very late, stubborn fool, must cut interest rates significantly now; if he continues to refuse, the board must take charge and do what everyone knows needs to be done.”
The central bank kept interest rates unchanged last Wednesday, and Powell's comments after the decision led to a decline in expectations for cuts in borrowing costs starting in September; this angered Trump, who is calling for immediate and significant monetary easing.
The latest monetary policy decision was made by a majority of 9 votes to 2, indicating a division within the central bank, which usually makes decisions unanimously. Two members of the Fed board opposed the decision, marking the first time this has happened in over 30 years.