NEW HAVEN – As the US Congress grapples with the ever-contentious Trans-Pacific Partnership – President Barack Obama’s signature trade legislation – a major stumbling block looms. On May 22, the Senate avoided it, by narrowly defeating – 51 to 48 – a proposed “currency manipulation” amendment to a bill that gives Obama so-called “fast-track” authority to negotiate the TPP.
纽黑文—美国国会为了跨太平洋洋合作伙伴关系（ Trans-Pacific Partnership ，总统奥巴马的标志性贸易立法）而吵到不可开交隐显一个重大障碍。5月22日，参议院以微弱多数——51比48——避免了这一障碍成为现实——在授予奥巴马所谓的“快车道”TPP谈判权的立法中不加入“货币操纵”修正条款。但这一问题可能随着争论战场转移到众议院而死灰复燃，在众议院，对“强制性货币规则”的支持十分强大。