美國新財長支持“長期”強勢美元

Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary appeared to reassert support for a strong dollar yesterday, adding to conflicting signals over the new administration’s economic policy as he sought to clarify the president-elect’s comments that hit the currency this week.

唐納德•特朗普(Donald Trump)提名的財政部長昨日似乎重申了對強勢美元的支持，這讓圍繞新政府經(jīng)濟(jì)政策的彼此沖突的信號更顯撲朔迷離。史蒂文•姆努欽(Steven Mnuchin)尋求澄清特朗普此前發(fā)表的讓美元本周承壓的言論。

Steven Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs banker, told his Senate confirmation hearing that a strong currency remained important over the long-term, reflecting America’s attractiveness as an investment destination.

身為高盛(Goldman Sachs)前銀行家的姆努欽在參議院任命確認(rèn)聽證會上表示，長期而言，強勢貨幣依然非常重要，它反映出美國作為投資目的地的吸引力。

On Monday, Mr Trump appeared to break decades of strong-dollar policy in the US by saying the level of the currency was too high and was preventing American companies from competing with Chinese counterparts. The comments caused a sell-off in the greenback, reversing a strong rally that had run since election day.

本周一，特朗普似乎打破了美國數(shù)十年的強勢美元政策，聲稱美元匯率過高，阻止了美國公司與中國公司競爭。這些言辭導(dǎo)致美元被拋售，逆轉(zhuǎn)了自選舉日以來的一輪強勁上漲。

Mr Trump’s comments had not been meant as “a long-term comment”, Mr Mnuchin said. He instead reflected concerns about the short-term effects of a strong dollar, including its potentially negative impact on trade. “The long-term strength over long periods of time is important,” Mr Mnuchin said. “We have to protect our US companies so they’re not forced abroad.”

姆努欽表示，特朗普的這些話并不是“長期評論”。相反，這些言論反映出他對強勢美元短期影響的擔(dān)憂，包括對貿(mào)易的潛在負(fù)面影響。姆努欽說：“長時間跨度的長期強勢非常重要，我們不得不保護(hù)美國公司，讓它們不致被迫遷往國外。”

Mr Mnuchin said he would not be commenting about short-term currency movements as Treasury secretary. But the signals being sent by the Trump camp highlight the risks of the president-elect confusing the markets with his freewheeling style, as well as uncertainty over the new administration’s economic priorities.

姆努欽表示，作為財政部長，他將不會對短期匯率走勢置評。但特朗普團(tuán)隊發(fā)出的信號突顯新總統(tǒng)信口開河的風(fēng)格讓市場困惑的風(fēng)險，以及圍繞新政府經(jīng)濟(jì)重點的不確定性。