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特朗普又双叒叕要炒美联储主席鱿鱼？这次连"欺诈罪"都成了开除理由！这位曾亲自提名鲍威尔当主席的总统，现在却骂他是"笨蛋"，还抱怨他"干得糟透了"。最搞笑的是，白宫为了找茬，连美联储大楼装修超支都成了"可开除罪行"——看来以后政府官员得先考个《装修预算管理师》证书才敢上岗了。不过市场倒是很淡定，听完威胁后只打了个小喷嚏就继续嗨了，毕竟大家都懂：总统的"开除恐吓"和麦当劳的"冰淇淋机坏了"一样，听听就好~
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**Trump says firing Fed chair 'highly unlikely' after floating idea with lawmakers**
**特朗普向议员提及解雇美联储主席后改口称"可能性极低"**
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5小时前 BBC记者娜塔莉·谢尔曼
**Getty Images Jerome Powell was nominated by Trump in 2017 but has drawn his ire over interest rate policy**
盖蒂图片社：鲍威尔2017年获特朗普提名 却因利率政策惹怒总统
**President Donald Trump has said it is"highly unlikely" he will fire the head of the US central bank, hours after asking lawmakers whether he should sack Jerome Powell.**
美国总统特朗普表示"极不可能"解雇美联储主席，几小时前他刚向议员询问是否应撤换杰罗姆·鲍威尔。
**Stock markets and the dollar slipped following reports Trump had broached the idea with Republicans on Tuesday but quickly bounced back after he downplayed the discussions.**
周二特朗普向共和党人提及此事的报道令股市和美元短暂下挫，但随着总统淡化讨论，市场迅速回升。
**Dismissing the chair of the Federal Reserve would be a major break with precedent.**
解雇美联储主席将严重打破先例。
**Trump has repeatedly called on Powell to lower US interest rates in a series of highly critical outbursts, which continued on Wednesday when the president called him a"knucklehead" and claimed he was"doing a lousy job".**
特朗普多次抨击鲍威尔并要求降息，周三更骂他是"笨蛋"，称其"干得糟透了"。
**Speaking at the White House, the president acknowledged that he had revived discussions about firing Powell - who Trump nominated for the role during his first term - but said he was"not planning on doing anything".**
特朗普在白宫承认重启了关于解雇鲍威尔的讨论（鲍威尔是他在首个任期提名的主席），但表示"暂无行动打算"。
**Pressed on whether he was ruling out the idea, he said:"It's highly unlikely unless he has to leave for fraud."**
被追问是否排除可能性时，他说："除非他因欺诈离职，否则可能性极低。"
**The president's allies have joined in the attacks against Powell by accusing the central bank boss of mismanaging the renovation of Fed properties.**
特朗普盟友加入攻击行列，指控鲍威尔管理美联储大楼装修不善。
**Last week, budget director Russell Vought called for an investigation into cost overruns on a $2bn (£1.5bn) project to renovate Fed buildings in Washington.**
上周预算局长拉塞尔·沃特要求调查华盛顿美联储大楼20亿美元装修项目超支问题。
**Trump said earlier this week he thought it was"sort of" a fireable offence.**
特朗普本周初称这"某种程度上"是可开除的过错。
**Analysts at Deutsche Bank said the recent shift in the focus of the attacks suggested the administration was building a case against Powell.**
德意志银行分析师称，近期攻击焦点的转变暗示政府正在罗织鲍威尔的罪状。
**"Whether or not the president chooses to act on this case is an open question," they wrote, noting that recent developments"suggest that the risk has risen".**
"总统是否会据此采取行动尚不确定，"他们写道，并指出近期动态"显示风险上升"。
**The Federal Reserve was established by Congress and has powers to set policy independent of the White House.**
美联储由国会设立，拥有独立制定政策的权力。
**Powell's second term as Fed chair ends in May next year and he can stay on as a governor of the central bank until 2028.**
鲍威尔的美联储主席第二任期明年5月结束，但他可作为理事留任至2028年。
**Under federal law, the president can remove Fed governors before the end of their terms"for cause".**
联邦法律规定，总统可"基于事由"提前撤换美联储理事。
**The phrase typically implies serious misconduct.**
该表述通常指严重不当行为。
**Powell has repeatedly stated his intent to serve out his term as chair, denying that Trump has the power to fire him over a policy disagreement.**
鲍威尔多次表示将完成主席任期，否认特朗普有权因政策分歧解雇他。
**The Fed has also pushed back against the criticism of the renovations, updating its website with information to respond to some of the attacks.**
美联储还反驳装修批评，更新官网信息回应部分指控。
**It has said the renovations will ultimately reduce costs by allowing it to consolidate operations and blamed the increase in expenses on"unforeseen conditions" such as more asbestos than anticipated.**
声明称装修将通过整合运营最终降低成本，并将费用增加归咎于"意外情况"如石棉超标。
**Trump has flirted with the idea of firing Powell since his first term, when he objected to the Fed raising rates.**
特朗普自首个任期就考虑解雇鲍威尔，当时他反对美联储加息。
**He has repeatedly stepped back from the plan in the face of investor concern, however, including most recently this spring.**
但面对投资者担忧，他多次退缩，最近一次是今年春季。
**But on Tuesday, Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican congresswoman from Florida, wrote on social media that the firing was"imminent".**
但周二佛罗里达州共和党众议员安娜·保利娜·卢娜在社交媒体称解雇"迫在眉睫"。
**It followed posts by other Trump allies in recent weeks suggesting Powell might be stepping down or calling for him to go.**
此前数周其他特朗普盟友发帖暗示鲍威尔可能辞职或呼吁其下台。
**A senior White House official confirmed to the BBC that Trump had indicated to Republicans that Powell's firing could happen soon.**
白宫高级官员向BBC证实，特朗普向共和党人暗示可能很快解雇鲍威尔。
