Donald Trump’s efforts to get the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates are relentless. The US president has already goaded and threatened the Fed chair Jay Powell. This month he nominated his ally, Stephen Miran, to a vacant board slot. On Monday night, he took a more forceful approach. With unproven allegations of mortgage fraud hovering over governor Lisa Cook, Trump saw an opening, and fired her “effective immediately”, citing his powers to remove her “for cause”. Cook claims “no cause exists under the law” to justify her sacking. A court battle is set to ensue.
唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)为推动美联储降息可谓锲而不舍。这位美国总统已经多次刺激并威胁美联储主席杰伊•鲍威尔(Jay Powell)。本月他又提名自己的盟友斯蒂芬•米兰(Stephen Miran)填补一个空缺的理事职位。周一晚间，他采取了更为强硬的手段。在美联储理事丽莎•库克(Lisa Cook)面临未经证实的抵押欺诈指控之际，特朗普看到了机会，援引其“有正当理由”罢免的权力，宣布将她解职，“立即生效”。库克则称，“法律上并不存在任何正当理由”证明解雇她合法。一场法庭之战在所难免。