川普要求聯準會降息，否則將停止與對美順差國家的貿易
重點速覽
- •美國雇主八月新增162,000個就業職位，川普稱此數據超出預期。
- •川普威脅，若聯準會不調降利率，將停止與對美國享有順差的國家貿易。
- •川普聲稱最高法院的關稅裁決已承認總統有權停止與順差國家的貿易。
- •美元回吐大部分漲幅，交易員認為就業報告不如預期般強硬。
- •川普的聲明延續了對聯準會公開施壓的模式，而國會設計上讓聯準會獨立於行政部門制定政策。
美國總統唐納·川普在今日就業報告公布後，再次向聯邦準備理事會提出尖銳要求，堅持央行應調降利率，並威脅停止與對美國享有順差的國家進行貿易。此番聲明是總統一系列公開呼籲寬鬆貨幣政策的最新例證，延續了他對聯準會施壓的模式。由於國會設計上讓央行獨立於行政部門制定政策，此舉備受關注。
川普在聲明中讚揚八月的就業數據，表示：
Great jobs number just announced, breaking all estimates (except mine!) by double and triple - And you haven't seen anything yet! EMPLOYERS ADDED 162,000 JOB IN AUGUST. Lower the interest rates because the U.S.A. is a much stronger credit than it was just a short time ago! A STRONG COUNTRY MEANS A LOWER INTEREST RATE - IT'S A BETTER CREDIT…Very simple! We should have the LOWEST RATE of any country in the World, like "the old days." Without the United States agreeing to allow them their big surpluses, and we could stop that immediately, they would no longer be considered financially ELITE! LOWER THE RATE OR I'LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT, which the U.S. Supreme Court, in its ridiculous and very costly Tariff decision, strongly acknowledged "the President" has an absolute right to do. ITS BETTER THAN TARIFFS! The Fed Board, with its great new leader, must get smart - BE PATRIOTS for a change. High interest rates put the U.S.A. at a very unfair disadvantage, and I won't allow that to happen!
— DONALD J. TRUMP 總統
川普主張，更強勁的經濟足以支持更低的借貸成本，並斷言美國應享有全球最低的利率。他還聲稱，貿易夥伴之所以擁有「financially ELITE（金融精英）」的地位，是因為美國容忍其順差，而這種情況可以立即終止；停止與順差國家的貿易將比關稅更為可行。
川普進一步辯稱，最高法院的關稅裁決已承認行政首長有權採取此類行動，並敦促聯準會理事會及其新領導層「當個愛國者」採取行動，稱高利率使美國處於非常不公平的劣勢，他不會允許這種情況持續下去。
市場反應值得注意：美元已回吐大部分漲幅，交易員將就業數據解讀為不如最初預期般強硬。就業報告是聯邦公開市場委員會在制定聯邦基金利率時考量的數據之一，交易員密切關注此類數據，以研判 upcoming 會議上政策的可能走向。
來源：ForexLive
