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周六，川普总统指责美联储没有采取行动应对由冠状病毒引起的经济放缓，他认为美联储在人们对冠状病毒的担忧及其对美国经济的潜在影响之际，不愿降低利率。
“我们的美联储应该开始成为一个领导者，”川普周六在白宫举行的新闻发布会上说，他的周围是卫生官员和副总统迈克·彭斯。“我们应该有最低的利率，但实际上我们没有最低的利率，我们的联邦利率更高。看看德国，看看日本，看看其他国家：他们都是负利率，我们没有负利率，因为我们的联储（不愿这样做）”
“现在我们有了这个问题，”他说，指的是冠状病毒。“你可以看到，德国正在降低利率，同时向经济注入大量资金。我没有听到美联储说他们应该这么做。”
川普经常指责美联储施加的过度限制性利率削弱了美国经济的实力。美联储使用其基准隔夜贷款利率和其他货币政策工具来控制通胀，同时促进充分就业。
美联储主席鲍威尔周五表示，美联储正在监控冠状病毒对美国经济构成的风险，并保证在必要时采取行动。
鲍威尔说:“美国经济的基本面仍然强劲。“然而，冠状病毒对经济活动构成了不断演变的风险。美联储正在密切关注事态发展及其对经济前景的影响。我们将使用我们的工具，采取适当的行动来支持经济。”
在总统指数重燃市场对美联储的失望情绪之前的一周，美国股市经历了自金融危机以来最糟糕的一周，过去五个交易日该指数分别下跌了12.36%和11.49%。本周，两大股指均跌至华尔街所称的回调，较近期52周高点下跌10%或更多。
但鲍威尔的声明没有达到一些投资者对美联储的期望。华尔街的许多经济学家现在预测，美联储今年将需要实施几次降息，以应对即将到来的经济放缓。鲍威尔在周五的声明中所使用的语言与美联储之前的声明几乎没有不同，甚至在冠状病毒危机之前也是如此。
尽管川普提出了额外的补救措施，但目前可能没有必要。为美国债务再融资将是一项史无前例的举措，一些经济学家担心此举可能会给美国财政带来意想不到的后果。
Trump Calls on Federal Reserve to Cut Interest Rate to Deal with Coronavirus
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On Saturday, President Trump accused the Federal Reserve of not taking action to deal with the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus. He believed that the Federal Reserve was unwilling to lower interest rates at a time when people were worried about the coronavirus and its potential impact on the US economy.
"Our Federal Reserve should start to become a leader," Trump said at a White House press conference on Saturday, surrounded by health officials and Vice President Mike Pence. "We should have the lowest interest rate, but in fact we don't have the lowest interest rate, our federal interest rate is higher. Look at Germany, look at Japan, look at other countries: they all have negative interest rates, we don't have negative interest rates because our Federal Reserve is unwilling to do so. "
"Now we have this problem," he said, referring to coronavirus. "You can see that Germany is lowering interest rates and injecting a lot of money into the economy. I didn't hear the Fed say they should do it. "
Trump often accuses the US economy of being weakened by excessive restrictive interest rates imposed by the Federal Reserve.
The Federal Reserve uses its benchmark overnight lending rate and other monetary policy tools to control inflation while promoting full employment. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell said on Friday that the Federal Reserve was monitoring the risks posed by coronavirus to the US economy and pledged to take action if necessary.
Powell said: "The fundamentals of the US economy are still strong. "However, coronavirus poses an evolving risk to economic activities. The Federal Reserve is paying close attention to developments and their impact on economic prospects. We will use our tools and take appropriate actions to support the economy. "
The week before the presidential index rekindled the market's disappointment with the Federal Reserve, the US stock market had its worst week since the financial crisis, with the index falling 12.36% and 11.49% respectively in the past five trading days. This week, both major stock indexes fell to what Wall Street called a correction, down 10% or more from the recent 52-week high.
But Powell's statement did not meet some investors' expectations of the Federal Reserve. Many Wall Street economists now predict that the Federal Reserve will need to cut interest rates several times this year to cope with the upcoming economic slowdown. Powell's language in Friday's statement was almost the same as that of the previous Federal Reserve statement, even before the coronavirus crisis.
Although Trump has proposed additional remedial measures, it may not be necessary at this time. Refinancing U.S. debt will be an unprecedented move, and some economists worry that it may bring unexpected consequences to U.S. finances.
