Donald Trump has tried repeatedly to undermine the independence of the Federal Reserve. Some of his previous, ill-advised, nominations to the board of governors have foundered. One of his latest, Judy Shelton, an economic adviser to the president, poses a renewed threat. Appointing her would have worrying implications for the world’s dominant central bank, and for the power of US institutions in the face of a president who feels unconstrained by traditional checks and balances.
唐納•川普(Donald Trump)多次嘗試削弱美聯準(Federal Reserve)的獨立性。先前,他爲聯邦準備理事會提名過一些不太明智的人選,都失敗了。他的最新提名人選之一、總統經濟顧問茱蒂•謝爾頓(Judy Shelton)成爲新的威脅。如果任命她,就可能對這個世界主導央行、以及對美國各大機構的權力——它們面臨著一個認爲自己不受傳統制衡約束的總統——產生令人擔憂的影響。