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Federal Reserve Chair Walsh avoided answering Senate questions about inflation, AI, and contact with Trump.

Federal Reserve Chair Walsh avoided answering Senate questions about inflation, AI, and contact with Trump.

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July 16th, 2026

Federal Reserve Chair Walsh avoided answering Senate questions about inflation, AI, and contact with Trump.

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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Walsh avoided several tough questions in the Senate on Wednesday.

美联储主席凯文·沃什周三在参议院回避了多个棘手提问

The questions covered the impact of artificial intelligence on inflation and his contact with President Trump.

这些问题涉及人工智能对通胀的影响,以及他与总统特朗普的接触情况

Since taking office, he has said he will reduce interest rate guidance. But he avoided explaining how the central bank will respond to economic changes.

自上任以来他表示将减少利率指引回避解释央行如何应对经济变化。

This has frustrated observers.

这让观察人士感到沮丧

Walsh said that large investments in AI infrastructure will not raise inflation within 12 months.

沃什称大规模投资人工智能基础设施不会在12个月内推高通胀

But the costs of computer memory and chips have already soared.

电脑内存和芯片成本已经飙升

Companies like Apple and Microsoft have raised prices on laptops and game consoles as a result.

苹果、微软等公司因此提高了笔记本电脑和游戏机价格

Fed meeting minutes show that most officials believe AI demand may keep price pressure on tech products.

美联储会议纪要显示多数官员认为AI需求可能维持技术产品的价格压力

There is disagreement inside the Fed about whether to raise interest rates.

内部对是否加息存在分歧

Walsh downplayed the positive inflation data released on Tuesday and Wednesday.

沃什淡化了周二和周三公布的积极通胀数据

Wholesale inflation slowed in June, and consumer prices fell for the first time in six years.

6月批发通胀放缓消费者价格六年来首次下降

The annual inflation rate dropped from 4.2% to 3.5%.

年通胀率从4.2%降至3.5%

Walsh called these figures an "imperfect measure."

沃什这些数据是“不完美指标”。

He will focus on a special task force he created to study data sources and the inflation framework.

将关注自己创建的特别工作组研究数据来源通胀框架

Warsh said he would act independently and resist political pressure from Trump.

沃什表示将独立行事抵制特朗普的政治压力

But he did not directly answer whether he had communicated with Trump.

但他未直接回答是否与特朗普有过沟通

He repeated: "They chose an independent person to do this job."

他重申:“他们选择了一个独立的人来做这项工作。”

Trump has repeatedly attacked former Chair Powell for not cutting interest rates deeply enough.

特朗普曾多次攻击前任主席鲍威尔未深入降息

This has raised concerns about the Federal Reserve's independence.

这引发了对美联储独立性的担忧

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