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2025年5月9日，美国加利福尼亚州帕洛阿尔托，前美联储理事凯文·沃什在斯坦福大学胡佛研究所举办的货币政策会议上发言。路透社/安·萨菲尔 资料图
- 摘要
- 参议院民主党人质疑沃什资产剥离计划的透明度
- 对沃什与亿万富翁斯坦利·德鲁肯米勒的关联引发担忧
- 沃什在与 ethics 办公室沟通后更新了剥离计划，但其确认之路仍充满挑战
纽约4月20日路透电 — 定于周二就美联储主席提名人选凯文·沃什举行确认听证会的参议院小组的民主党议员，对这位潜在央行掌门人承诺抛售不符合现行道德规则的资产一事表示担忧。
该团体周一发布的报告指出，沃什近期提出若出任美联储主席将抛售数百万美元资产的计划，并询问如此大规模的资产池可能由谁接手，其中部分资产可能难以出售。
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参议院银行、住房和城市事务委员会少数党议员在报告中写道，沃什“未提供其资产剥离计划的关键细节”，这意味着国会和普通民众都不清楚这些资产将由何人或何种机构接手。
报告称：“若没有关于其资产持有和剥离情况的透明信息，公众就无法相信沃什先生的决策是基于我国经济的最佳利益，而非他自身的财务利益或其华尔街亿万富翁盟友的利益。”
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这份民主党报告还提及沃什与金融家斯坦利·德鲁肯米勒关系极为密切，并质疑德鲁肯米勒是否会成为沃什出售资产的渠道。
报告称：“沃什先生的绝大多数资产都与德鲁肯米勒先生相关，这引发了人们的担忧：如果沃什先生按承诺剥离资产，德鲁肯米勒先生可能就是向沃什先生支付款项的人之一。”议员们写道：“公众有理由质疑这样一种安排：一位亿万富翁投资者向未来的美联储主席支付数百万美元，以收购其资产，而这位主席即将上任。”
沃什并未立即回应记者就其资产剥离计划置评的请求。周一，在与美联储道德操守办公室沟通后，他更新了资产剥离计划。
上周，在确认听证会召开前，沃什提交了财务披露文件，披露其财富超过1亿美元。在其广泛的资产持有中，沃什未披露多项投资的细节，并承诺剥离所有违反美联储道德规则的资产。
2022年出台的央行规则严格限制了美联储高级官员及其家人的投资范围。无法持有的资产有出售时限，并有关于这些资产如何剥离的相关规定。
如果沃什获得确认，他将成为美联储历史上最富有的主席。他是在长期主张鹰派货币政策后，因呼吁降息而被唐纳德·特朗普总统选中担任这一职位的。
近年来，美联储官员在管理个人资产方面面临一系列挑战，部分官员因投资活动引发利益冲突而受到正式谴责。
沃什出任美联储主席之路充满挑战。一名关键共和党议员表示，在特朗普政府对美联储的法律调查结束前，他将反对任何确认沃什的投票。现任美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔的任期将于下月结束。
大多数美联储观察人士认为，沃什及时获得确认以接任鲍威尔职位的可能性极低，考虑到当前存在的诸多问题，这位前美联储理事可能需要等待相当长的时间才能迎来投票。
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Senate Democrats press Fed chair pick Warsh on plan to divest holdings
2026-04-20 8:31 PM UTC / Reuters
By Michael S. Derby
April 20, 2026 8:31 PM UTC Updated 3 hours ago
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Former U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh speaks during a monetary policy conference at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution in Palo Alto, California, U.S. May 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Saphir/File Photo
- Summary
- Senate Democrats question transparency of Warsh’s asset divestiture plan
- Concerns raised over Warsh’s ties to billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller
- Warsh updates divestiture plan after ethics office talks, faces tough confirmation path
NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) – Democratic members of a Senate panel set to hold a confirmation hearing for Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh on Tuesday are worried about the potential central bank leader’s pledge to unload assets not allowed by current ethics rules.
In a report on Monday, the group pointed to Warsh’s recent plan to unload millions of dollars in assets if made Fed leader and asked who might buy this large volume of holdings, some of which may be hard to sell.
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Warsh “has not provided key details regarding his plans to divest his assets,” which means it is unclear to Congress and the general public who or what will be buying these assets, minority members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs wrote in their report.
“Without transparent information on his holdings and divestitures, there is no way for the public to have confidence that Mr. Warsh is making decisions based on what is in the best interest of our economy, instead of his own bottom line or the interests of his Wall Street billionaire associates,” the report said.
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The Democratic report also pointed to Warsh’s very close ties to financier Stanley Druckenmiller and wondered if he would be an avenue to help Warsh unload his holdings.
“The vast majority of Mr. Warsh’s assets are tied to Mr. Druckenmiller, raising concerns that if Mr. Warsh divests his assets as he has committed to, Mr. Druckenmiller could be one of the people cutting a check to Mr. Warsh,” the report said. “It is not unreasonable for the public to question an arrangement in which a billionaire investor cashes out the future Fed Chair to the tune of millions, as he takes office,” the legislators wrote.
Warsh did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his divestiture plans. On Monday he updated his plan to divest holdings after interactions with the central bank’s ethics office.
Last week, ahead of his confirmation hearing, Warsh released financial disclosures detailing wealth of over $100 million. Among his extensive holdings of assets, Warsh did not provide details for a number of investments and pledged to divest any holdings that are forbidden by Fed ethics rules.
Central bank rules put in place in 2022 sharply limit what top Fed officials and their families can invest in. That which can’t be held has a window in which it can be sold, with rules governing how those assets are unloaded.
If he is confirmed, Warsh, chosen for the job by President Donald Trump after extolling the need for interest-rate cuts after a long period of being hawkish, would be the wealthiest Fed leader in the central bank’s history.
Over recent years, Fed officials have faced a range of challenges managing their assets and some have been formally rapped for creating conflicts of interest with their investing activities.
Warsh faces a challenging path to becoming Fed leader. A key Republican said he would oppose any vote to confirm Warsh until legal investigations into the Fed by the Trump administration are ended. Current Fed chair Jerome Powell will see his leadership term end next month.
Most Fed watchers put low odds on Warsh being confirmed in time to take over for Powell and given the issues at play, it could be some time before the one-time Fed governor gets his vote.
Reporting by Michael S. Derby; Editing by Daniel Wallis
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