Odaily News: U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent stated that if outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Powell were to remain as a Fed governor, it would be extraordinary. For someone who has always emphasized norms, his unilateral decision runs counter to tradition. Kevin Warsh will bring a fresh perspective to the Federal Reserve through a clear system of responsibility, effective management mechanisms, and sound policy-making.

Odaily星球日报讯 聯準會主席鮑威爾在新聞發布會上表示，貨幣政策可能處於對經濟影響中性的區間內。他說道：「我認為我們已經非常接近中性利率，該利率可能在 3% 到 4% 的範圍內，而目前的聯邦基金目標利率範圍為 3.5% 到 3.75%。」他補充說：「如果需要加息，我們會發出信號並加息，反之亦然。」(金十)

Odaily星球日報訊 聯準會主席鮑威爾在記者會上表示，在他卸任主席後，他將繼續擔任聯準會理事「一段時間」。鮑威爾指出，過去三個月來，聯準會遭受了前所未有的重創，他決心捍衛聯準會的獨立性。鮑威爾明確表示，他所說的重創並非政治批評，而僅僅是法律訴訟。他說道：「過去三個月發生的事情讓我別無選擇，只能留任。」鮑威爾稱，除非聯邦監察長提出刑事移送，否則司法部不會再次對他展開調查。不過，鮑威爾對此並不滿意，他說：「我將繼續擔任聯準會理事，任期待定」，並承諾「保持低調」。（金十數據 APP）

Odaily Planet Daily News: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated in a press conference that although a vote was cast against maintaining the accommodative stance wording in the most recent monetary policy statement, he believes officials are not inclined to raise interest rates. Powell said: "People are not saying we need to raise rates now; the discussion is more about whether the Fed should maintain a neutral stance on its policy outlook." (Jin Shi)

Odaily星球日报讯 分析师 Anna 和 Stuart 指出：今天维持利率不变的政策在预料之中，但引人注目的却是那些反对意见。颇具讽刺意味的是，被普遍视为能促成共识的鲍威尔——在他任美联储主席期间，很可能也是最后一次会议时——却主导了反对意见数量最多的会议。本次政策声明还将通胀的描述从“某种程度上的偏高”提升到了“偏高”。再加上委员会内部明显的分歧，这凸显了凯文·沃什要实现特朗普所期望的降息目标所面临的挑战。除非劳动力市场出现重大恶化，否则很难想象这个分裂的委员会会很快采取行动降息。(金十)

Odaily Planet Daily News: Federal Reserve Chair Powell: I will never become a shadow chair. (Jin Shi)

Odaily Planet Daily News: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated that he welcomes last Friday's announcement by the Department of Justice to drop the investigation into him. Over the past weekend, the DOJ provided assurances that the investigation would not be reopened unless there is a criminal referral. "I will not leave before the DOJ's investigation is completely concluded." He will continue to serve as a governor after May 15th for an undetermined period and will leave the Fed at an appropriate time. He intends to serve as a governor with a low profile. (Jinshi)

Odaily Planet Daily News: Federal Reserve Chair Powell stated that Fed Chair nominee Walsh will serve as the FOMC Chair. (Jin Shi)

Odaily Planet Daily News: Federal Reserve Chair Powell: I stand by my position; I will not leave until the Department of Justice investigation is fully completed. I will continue to serve as a governor after May 15. (Jinshi)

Odaily Planet Daily News: Federal Reserve Chairman Powell stated that recent inflation expectations have risen, but the unemployment rate has seen little change. Long-term inflation expectations remain aligned with the 2% target. (Jin Shi)

Odaily Planet Daily News: Federal Reserve Chair Powell said, "This is my last press conference as Chair. Congratulations to Warsh."

Odaily 星球日报讯 分析师 Anstey 指出，我们似乎正身处一个新领域，需要更多时间来理解当前情况。我们需要注意到，对于利率决策本身，唯一持不同意见的是 Milan，他希望将利率下调 0.25 个百分点。而另外三位成员 Hammack、Kashkari 和 Logan 则认为今天维持利率不变是合适的。有趣的是，这三位对政策倾向持异议的委员基本上将这一表述解读为倾向于宽松。因为从字面看，这显然是中性的：委员会将根据实际情况适时调整货币政策立场，以防止出现可能阻碍实现委员会目标的风险。「目标」当然是指保持物价稳定和实现充分就业。但在我看来，这三人似乎认为这种表述主要是针对就业方面的任务而言的。（金十）

Odaily星球日報訊 聯準會如期維持利率不變，總共有 12 名票委參與投票，其中出現 4 票反對票，為 1992 年 10 月以來最多。根據 FOMC 聲明內容，聯準會理事米蘭投票反對維持利率不變，支持降息 25 個基點；克里夫蘭聯準銀行總裁哈瑪克、明尼亞波利斯聯準銀行總裁卡什卡利和達拉斯聯準銀行總裁洛根投票支持維持利率不變，但反對在聲明中保留寬鬆傾向的措辭。FOMC 聲明中，保留了「在考慮對聯邦基金利率目標區間進行進一步調整的程度和時機時」中「進一步」這一措辭。投行預期，「進一步」一詞會被剔除，以削弱暗示降息的傾向。此次會議極有可能是鮑威爾作為聯準會主席的最後一次會議。（金十）