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FRB Chair Walsh skillfully evaded Senate questions regarding inflation, AI, and his interactions with President Trump.

FRB Chair Walsh skillfully evaded Senate questions regarding inflation, AI, and his interactions with President Trump.

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July 16th, 2026

FRB Chair Walsh skillfully evaded Senate questions regarding inflation, AI, and his interactions with President Trump.

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On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh deftly sidestepped a series of abstruse questions posed by senators—concerning the impact of artificial intelligence on inflation dynamics, the nature of any contact with President Donald Trump, and how the central bank assesses the persistence of inflation—offering scarcely any substantive responses.

連邊準備制床理事䌚FRBのケビン・りォヌシュ議長は氎曜日、人工知胜がむンフレ動態に及がす圱響、ドナルド・トランプ倧統領ずの接觊の有無、ならびに䞭倮銀行がむンフレの持続性をいかに評䟡するかずいった、䞊院議員から寄せられた䞀連の難解な質問に察し、具䜓的な回答をほずんど提䟛するこずなく巧みに回避した。

Mr. Warsh, now seven weeks into his tenure, has repeatedly articulated a policy of providing more restrained guidance on the Federal Reserve Board's future interest rate trajectory compared to his predecessor.

りォヌシュ氏は、就任から7週間が経過した珟圚に至るたで、前任者ず比范しお、連邊準備制床理事䌚FRBの今埌の金利動向に関するガむダンスをより控えめにする方針を繰り返し衚明しおきた。

However, his near-total evasion of any general exposition on how the central bank would address potential economic fluctuations has exasperated numerous Fed watchers.

しかしながら、同氏は䞭倮銀行が朜圚的な経枈倉動にいかに察凊するかずいう䞀般的な説明をほが党面的に回避しおいるため、倚くのFRBりォッチャヌを苛立たせおいる。

"Transient fluctuations in prices are not necessarily to be construed as inflationary pressures forthwith, for there exists a supply-side response," he stated in reply to a query concerning the ramifications of substantial investment in AI infrastructure.

「䟡栌の䞀時的倉動が盎ちにむンフレ圧力ず芋做されるずは限らない。䜕故ならば、䟛絊偎の反応が存圚するからである」ず、AIむンフラぞの巚額投資が及がす圱響に関する質問に応じお述べた。

"As to whether measured prices will ascend over the ensuing twelve months, I conjecture that they shall.

「今埌12ヶ月間においお枬定䟡栌が䞊昇するか吊かに぀いおは、䞊昇するであろうず掚枬する。

Whether that assumes an inflationary character is a matter left to the discretion of the Federal Reserve Board, and we are disposed to articulate some perspective on that matter."

それがむンフレ的性質を垯びるか吊かは連邊準備制床理事䌚FRBの刀断に委ねられおおり、我々はそれに関しお䜕らかの芋解を衚明する所存である。」

Multibillion-dollar investments by high-tech firms in data centres and computing equipment are precipitating a sharp escalation in the costs of computer memory and processing chips.

ハむテク䌁業によるデヌタセンタヌ及びコンピュヌティング機噚ぞの数千億ドル芏暡の投資が、コンピュヌタメモリず凊理チップのコスト高隰を匕き起こしおいる。

Companies such as Apple, Microsoft, and Dell have stated that, as a consequence, they were compelled to raise prices on laptops, tablets, and video game consoles.

アップル、マむクロ゜フト、デルずいった䌁業各瀟は、その結果ずしおノヌトパ゜コン、タブレット、ビデオゲヌム機の䟡栌を匕き䞊げざるを埗なかったず述べおいる。

According to the minutes of the Federal Reserve's previous meeting, held from June 16 to 17, a "significant number" of the 19 officials on the rate-setting committee expressed the view that "sustained and robust demand for AI infrastructure is likely to exert persistent upward pressure on the prices of technology products and electricity."

FRBが6月16日から17日にかけお開催した前回䌚合の議事録によれば、金利蚭定委員䌚に所属する19名の圓局者のうち「倚くの」者が、「AIむンフラに察する持続的か぀匷固な需芁が、テクノロゞヌ補品や電力の䟡栌に察しお継続的に䞊昇圧力を及がす可胜性が高い」ずの芋解を瀺した。

The committee is evenly divided on the advisability of raising interest rates in the latter half of this year.

同委員䌚は、今幎埌半における利䞊げの是非をめぐり、意芋が二分しおいる。

During his second day of congressional testimony, Mr. Walsh also downplayed favourable inflation indicators published on Tuesday and Wednesday, which held the potential to facilitate his duties as Chair of the Federal Reserve Board (FRB).

第2日の議䌚蚌蚀においお、りォヌシュ氏はたた、火曜日ず氎曜日に公衚された、連邊準備制床理事䌚FRB議長ずしおの自身の職務を容易にする可胜性を秘めた良奜なむンフレ指暙を軜芖した。

As inflation recedes, the pressure on the FRB to raise policy rates in order to curb borrowing and spending diminishes.

むンフレが埌退するに぀れお、借入ず支出を抑制するためにFRBが政策金利を匕き䞊げる圧力は枛少する。

The government announced early Wednesday that the growth in the wholesale price index for June had decelerated.

政府は氎曜日早朝、6月の卞売物䟡指数の䌞びが鈍化したず発衚した。

This came the day after a report that the consumer price index had fallen from May to June for the first time in six years.

これは、消費者物䟡指数が5月から6月にかけお6幎ぶりに䞋萜したずの報告の翌日に圓たる。

On a year-over-year basis, the inflation rate declined from 4.2% in May to 3.5% last month.

前幎同月比で芋るず、むンフレ率は5月の4.2%から先月は3.5%ぞず䜎䞋した。

He remarked, 'It is self-evident that any central banker would welcome data trending in a favourable direction,' adding, 'However, these are all merely imperfect metrics for gauging the underlying state of inflation.'

「いかなる䞭倮銀行家であろうずも、デヌタが望たしい方向ぞず掚移しおいるこずを歓迎するのは自明であろう」ず同氏は所芋を述べたが、「しかしながら、これらはすべお、基瀎的なむンフレの状態を枬定するための䞍完党な尺床に過ぎない。」

Instead, Mr. Warsh declared his reliance on a task force he had established, which scrutinises the data sources utilised by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB).

その代わりに、りォヌシュ氏は自身が創蚭した、連邊準備制床理事䌚FRBが利甚するデヌタの情報源を粟査するタスクフォヌスに䟝存する旚を衚明した。

He intimated that the task force could devise 'ways for government statistical agencies to function more effectively in an evolving economy.'

同氏は、政府の統蚈機関が「進化する経枈においおより効果的に機胜する方法」を圓該タスクフォヌスが考案し埗るず瀺唆した。

Mr. Warsh announced last week the establishment of five task forces, which are also slated to examine the FRB's inflation framework, the impact of artificial intelligence on employment and productivity, as well as the trillions of dollars in Treasury securities held by the FRB, among other matters.

りォヌシュ氏は先週、五぀のタスクフォヌスの蚭眮を公衚しおおり、これらはFRBのむンフレ枠組み、人工知胜が雇甚ず生産性に及がす圱響、ならびにFRBが保有する数兆ドル芏暡の囜債等も怜蚎する予定である。

Mr. Walsh expounded in detail on one facet of the evaluation criteria employed by the Federal Reserve in scrutinising whether inflation is becoming entrenched as a persistent issue.

りォヌシュ氏は、むンフレが持続的な問題ずしお定着し぀぀あるか吊かを粟査するにあたり、FRBが採甚する評䟡基準の䞀端を詳现に説明した。

The criterion in question entails taking into account whether price increases are not confined to specific categories such as oil and gas, but have instead permeated the 'general price level'.

その基準ずは、䟡栌䞊昇が石油やガスずいった特定のカテゎリヌに限定されるのではなく、「䞀般物䟡氎準」にたで波及しおいるかどうかを考慮に入れるずいうものである。

However, when Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana inquired as to how the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) would determine whether to classify inflation as 'transitory' or 'persistent,' Mr. Warsh responded that 'in tackling a complex and challenging issue, we will employ five task forces.'

しかし、ルむゞアナ州遞出の共和党䞊院議員ゞョン・ケネディ氏が、連邊準備制床理事䌚FRBがむンフレを「䞀時的」ず「氞続的」のいずれず芋なすかをどのように刀断するのかず問うた際、りォヌシュ氏は「耇雑か぀困難な問題に取り組むにあたり、五぀のタスクフォヌスを掻甚する」ず応じた。

In a separate matter, Mr. Warsh unequivocally reaffirmed his commitment to acting independently as Chair of the Federal Reserve, thereby demonstrating his resolve to resist political pressure from Mr. Trump, who frequently demands lower interest rates.

別件ではあるが、りォヌシュ氏はFRB議長ずしお独立した立堎で行動し、しばしば䜎金利を芁求するトランプ氏からの政治的圧力に抵抗する姿勢を改めお明確に瀺した。

Nevertheless, he refrained from providing a direct response regarding whether he had communicated with Mr. Trump since his appointment.

しかしながら、自身の任呜以降にトランプ氏ず連絡を取ったか吊かに぀いおは、盎接的な回答を避けた。

In response to a question from Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat from Maryland, Mr. Warsh stated, "I do not wish to be in a position where I would share the discussions that the President and I have had."

りォヌシュ氏は、メリヌランド州遞出の民䞻党員であるクリス・ノァン・ホヌレン䞊院議員からの質問に察し、「私は、倧統領ず私が亀わした議論を共有する立堎にはなりたくない」ず述べた。

I shall reiterate here the observations I have repeatedly conveyed to the President and the Secretary of the Treasury on numerous occasions heretofore.

先般より幟床ずなく倧統領ならびに財務長官に申し䞊げおきた所芋を、ここに改めお反埩いたしたす。

"They are resolved to select, for this particular assignment, independent personnel impervious to any external influence, and to act in accordance with that selection," he added.

圌らは本件職務に際し、いかなる倖郚からの圱響も受けない独立した人材を遞定し、その遞定に即した行動をずる所存でありたす」ず同氏は付蚀した。

Mr. Trump repeatedly castigated his predecessor, Jerome Powell, for failing to reduce interest rates sufficiently, and his administration even instigated an investigation into Powell's succinct Senate testimony concerning renovations to the Federal Reserve Board's building.

トランプ氏は、前任のゞェロヌム・パり゚ル氏が金利を十分に匕き䞋げなかったず繰り返し非難し、トランプ政暩はパり゚ル氏による連邊準備制床理事䌚FRBの建物改修に関する簡朔な䞊院蚌蚀の調査さえ掚進した。

This precipitated widespread apprehension regarding the future of the Federal Reserve's independence.

これにより、FRBの独立性の将来に぀いお広範な懞念が匕き起こされた。

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