作者：阿曼达·马西亚斯 | 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年3月18日 美国东部时间下午4:30
美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔周三表示，在司法部刑事调查持续期间，他将继续留在央行。
“在调查以透明和最终方式完全解决之前，我没有离开理事会的打算，”鲍威尔在提及联邦储备委员会（通常称为美联储理事会）时说道。
由于调查使确认其继任者的工作复杂化，鲍威尔表示，如果在他的主席任期结束前没有确定替代者，他将继续临时担任主席直至有人被确认。
“这是法律所要求的，”他说，“我们在几次情况下都这么做过，包括我自己的情况，这次也会这样做。”
司法部对美联储主席鲍威尔的刑事调查引发国会山罕见的共和党反抗
（图片说明：美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔于2025年10月29日在华盛顿举行的货币政策委员会会议结束后的新闻发布会上发言。）(吉姆·沃森/法新社/盖蒂图片社)
联邦调查主要围绕鲍威尔2025年6月向议员关于美联储在国家广场对两座历史悠久的主楼进行翻新的证词展开，该项目受到共和党人和特朗普政府的审查。
1月11日，鲍威尔披露司法部已就该证词展开刑事调查，这对现任美联储主席而言是不寻常的事态发展。
在一段罕见的视频声明中，鲍威尔称此次调查“前所未有”，并将其描述为唐纳德·特朗普总统施压央行降息运动的又一次炮火。这种不寻常的公开回应是在与顾问私下磋商数日之后发出的，与以谨慎著称的美联储主席风格形成鲜明对比。
特朗普与美联储：冲突如何陷入未知领域
视频声明呼应了鲍威尔此前在参议院银行委员会的证词，他在证词中坚决否认了翻新项目中存在奢华设施的指控。
鲍威尔在参议院银行委员会作证时说：“没有新的大理石，没有特别的电梯，都是旧的电梯。没有新的水景，没有蜂巢，也没有屋顶花园露台。”
鲍威尔补充说，没有人“愿意在任期内对历史建筑进行大规模翻新”，成本超支部分是由意外的施工挑战和通胀推动的。
一次鲜为人知的会议决定美国人能负担什么、不能负担什么
（图片说明：美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔已正式要求央行监察长审查其25亿美元的建筑翻新项目，据监察长办公室发言人透露。）(阿尔·德拉戈/彭博社/盖蒂图片社)
翻新工程估计耗资25亿美元，由央行自行资助，而非纳税人。
美联储实行自负盈亏，不依赖国会拨款来支付运营费用，包括员工工资、建筑维护和当前的翻新项目。
其主要收入来自政府证券的利息收入和向金融机构收取的费用。
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鲍威尔于2017年被特朗普提名为首任美联储主席，其任期预计将于5月底结束。
特朗普已提名前美联储理事凯文·沃什接替鲍威尔，但由于参议员汤姆·蒂利斯誓言在司法部调查仍在进行期间阻止任何美联储提名人，该提名实际上陷入停滞。
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Powell says he will remain at Federal Reserve during DOJ investigation | Fox News
By Amanda Macias | Fox News
Published March 18, 2026 4:30pm EDT
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday he will remain at the central bank while the Department of Justice’s criminal investigation continues.
“I have no intention of leaving the board until the investigation is fully resolved with transparency and finality,” Powell said, referring to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, commonly known as the Fed Board.
With the probe complicating efforts to confirm his successor, Powell said that if no replacement is in place by the end of his term as chair, he would continue serving as chair pro tempore until one is confirmed.
“That is what the law calls for,” he said. “That’s what we’ve done on several occasions, including in my own case, and it’s what we’re going to do in this situation.”
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the end of a Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Washington Oct. 29, 2025.(Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
The federal investigation centers on Powell’s June 2025 testimony to lawmakers about the Federal Reserve’s renovation of its two historic main buildings on the National Mall, a project that has drawn scrutiny from Republicans and the Trump administration.
On Jan. 11, Powell disclosed that the Justice Department had opened a criminal investigation into that testimony, an unusual development for a sitting Fed chair.
In a rare video statement, Powell called the probe “unprecedented” and described it as another salvo in what he said was President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on the central bank to cut rates. The unusually public response followed days of private consultations with advisors and stood out for a Fed chair known for his measured approach.
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The video statement echoed Powell’s earlier testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, where he forcefully disputed claims about lavish features in the renovation project.
Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, Powell said, “There’s no new marble. There are no special elevators. They’re old elevators that have been there. There are no new water features. There are no beehives, and there’s no roof garden terraces.”
Powell added that no one “wants to do a major renovation of a historic building during their term in office” and said cost overruns were driven in part by unexpected construction challenges and inflation.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has made a formal request that the central bank’s inspector general review its $2.5 billion building renovation, according to a spokesperson for the IG’s office.(Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
The renovation is estimated to cost $2.5 billion and is being funded by the central bank itself, not by taxpayers.
The Fed is self-financing and does not rely on congressional appropriations to cover its operating expenses, which include employee salaries, building maintenance and the current renovation.
Its primary income comes from interest earned on government securities and fees charged to financial institutions.
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Powell, a Trump nominee first tapped to lead the Fed in 2017, is expected to finish his term at the end of May.
Trump has picked former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh to replace Powell, but the nomination is effectively stuck after Sen. Thom Tillis vowed to block any Fed nominees while the DOJ probe remains open.
Amanda covers the intersection of business and politics for Fox News Digital.
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