2026年7月14日 / 美国东部时间中午12:02 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
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美联储主席凯文·沃尔什周二在出任美联储掌门人的首次国会听证会上誓言将应对通胀，他表示，物价上涨给美国家庭和企业带来了“不当负担”。
“联邦公开市场委员会的所有成员都绝不容忍持续高企的通胀。我们有着坚定的承诺，要恢复物价稳定，”他周二上午在众议院金融服务委员会的听证会上说道。
当来自阿肯色州的共和党众议员弗伦奇·希尔就美联储实现物价稳定的计划向沃尔什提问时，沃尔什回应称，他致力于将通胀率降至2%的年度增速，并补充称美联储可借助利率和资产负债表政策工具。不过，沃尔什并未透露美联储计划如何处理未来的利率决议。
“通胀是一种选择。我们货币政策制定者需要选择降低物价，这也是我的同事们做出的承诺，”他说道。
沃尔什发表此番言论之前，美国政府于周二公布的数据显示，6月份通胀率同比上涨3.5%，较前一个月有所放缓，但仍远高于美联储2%的目标。此前由伊朗战争引发的全球能源短缺推高了物价，导致5月份通胀率达到三年多来的最高水平。
在周二公布通胀报告之前，美联储已释放出略微鹰派的信号。在上个月的联邦公开市场委员会会议上，近半数政策制定者预计将支持在今年晚些时候加息。
但6月份通胀数据低于预期，可能意味着美联储官员将在下次会议上维持利率不变。周二上午公布消费者物价指数（CPI）后，芝加哥商品交易所集团的美联储观察工具显示，周二当天美联储维持利率不变的概率为86%。
沃尔什此前曾主张，美联储应就其对未来利率决议的想法更加守口如瓶。为此，他已概述了计划对美联储沟通方式做出的调整，其中包括不再就美联储未来的货币政策提供前瞻性指引。
“我们希望制定恰当的政策，我认为，至少对我而言，在沟通中更加谨慎是更好的评判方式，”他周二说道。
在周二这场以美联储半年度货币政策报告为主题的听证会上，沃尔什还被问及他对维护美联储独立性的承诺。
当来自纽约的民主党众议员妮迪亚·贝拉斯克斯问及，如果特朗普总统或其政府因利率政策分歧而针对美联储官员时，沃尔什会作何回应时，沃尔什表示他会“继续做好本职工作”。他还重申，自己仍致力于维护美联储的独立性。
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Warsh vows to tackle inflation in first congressional testimony as Fed chairman
July 14, 2026 / 12:02 PM EDT / CBS News
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Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh vowed to tackle inflation during his first congressional testimony as the central bank’s leader on Tuesday, saying rising prices have placed an “undue burden” on American households and businesses.
“The members of our Federal Open Market Committee have no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation. And we share a resolute commitment to restoring price stability,” he said Tuesday morning during a hearing in front of the House Financial Services Committee.
Asked by Rep. French Hill Warsh, a Republican from Arkansas, about the Fed’s plans to achieve price stability, Warsh responded that he is committed to bringing inflation back down to a 2% annual pace, adding that the Fed has interest rate and balance sheet policies to lean on. However, Warsh didn’t disclose how the central bank plans to approach future interest rate decisions.
“Inflation’s a choice. We monetary policymakers need to choose lower prices, and that’s the commitment my colleagues have made,” he said.
Warsh’s comments came after government data released Tuesday showed inflation rose 3.5% annually in June, slowing from the previous month but remaining well above the Fed’s 2% target. A global energy shortage sparked by the war in Iran caused prices to surge, leading to the highest inflation in more than three years in May.
Before Tuesday’s inflation report, the Fed had signaled a somewhat more hawkish outlook. At last month’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting, nearly half of policymakers projected they would support raising interest rates later this year.
But June’s cooler-than-expected inflation reading could signal that Fed officials will leave rates unchanged at their next meeting. Following the CPI release on Tuesday morning, the CME Group’s FedWatch tool showed a 86% probability on Tuesday that the central bank would hold rates steady.
Warsh has argued that the Federal Reserve should be more tight-lipped about its thinking on future interest rate decisions. As part of that, he has outlined changes he plans for the Fed’s communications, including no longer providing forward guidance about the central bank’s future monetary policy.
“We want to get policy right, and I think being somewhat more circumspect in our communications, at least for me, is a better way of calling balls and strikes,” he said on Tuesday.
During Tuesday’s hearing, which is focused on the Federal Reserve’s Semiannual Monetary Policy Report, Warsh also faced questions about his commitment to maintaining independence at the Federal Reserve.
In response to questioning from Rep. Nydia Velázquez, a Democrat from New York, about how Warsh would respond if President Trump or his administration targeted Fed officials because of interest rate disagreements, Warsh said he would “continue to do my job.” He also affirmed that he remains committed to the Fed’s independence.
Edited by Aimee Picchi
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