接下来我们看看大家最关心的印钞权,美联储是否有印钞权呢?
有人是这样认为:

这么说吧,世界上有许多国家,把印钞权给了央行,但恰恰美国不是这样!
是的,虽然我被人怼了,但还是很肯定的说,美联储没有印钞权,印钞权归美国财政部,所有美元都是由隶属财政部的铸币局印出来的,依据是联邦储备法的第18章第6条(大家可以点击Federal Reserve Act找到Section 18. Refunding Bonds点击进入):
6. Collateral for notes; form and tenor; redemption; etc.
Upon the deposit with the Treasurer of the United States, (a) of any direct obligations of the United States or (b) of any notes, drafts, bills of exchange, or bankers' acceptances acquired under the provisions of this Act, any Federal reserve bank making such deposit in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary of the Treasury circulating notes in blank, duly registered and countersigned. When such circulating notes are issued against the security of obligations of the United States, the amount of such circulating notes shall be equal to the face value of the direct obligations of the United States so deposited as security; and, when issued against the security of notes, drafts, bills of exchange and bankers' acceptances acquired under the provisions of this Act, the amount thereof shall be equal to not more than 90 per cent of the estimated value of such notes, drafts, bills of exchange and bankers' acceptances so deposited as security. Such notes shall be the obligations of the Federal reserve bank procuring the same, shall be in form prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be receivable at par in all parts of the United States for the same purposes as are national bank notes, and shall be redeemable in lawful money of the United States on presentation at the United States Treasury or at the bank of issue. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and empowered to prescribe regulations governing the issuance, redemption, replacement, retirement and destruction of such circulating notes and the release and substitution of security therefor. Such circulating notes shall be subject to the same tax as is provided by law for the circulating notes of national banks secured by 2 per cent bonds of the United States. No such circulating notes shall be issued under this paragraph after the President has declared by proclamation that the emergency recognized by the President by proclamation of March 6, 1933, has terminated, unless such circulating notes are secured by deposits of bonds of the United States bearing the circulation privilege. When required to do so by the Secretary of the Treasury, each Federal reserve agent shall act as agent of the Treasurer of the United States or of the Secretary of the Treasury, or both, for the performance of any of the functions which the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Treasury may be called upon to perform in carrying out the provisions of this paragraph. Appropriations available for distinctive paper and printing United States currency or national bank currency are hereby made available for the production of the circulating notes of Federal reserve banks herein provided; but the United States shall be reimbursed by the Federal reserve bank to which such notes are issued for all expenses necessarily incurred in connection with the procuring of such notes and all other expenses incidental to their issue, redemption, replacement, retirement and destruction.
中文翻译:
美国财政部长接到(a)美国任何直接债券或(b)任何依据本法案规定取得的票据、汇票、汇兑或银行承兑汇票后,任何按照美国财政部长规定的方式交付此储备的联邦储备银行应有权得到空白的、合法登记的并由财政部长加签的流通现钞。如果该类流通现钞的发行是基于美国的国债担保,则该流通现钞的价值应等于美国债券的票面价值;如果该流通现钞的发行是基于依据本法案规定取得的票据、汇票、汇兑、银行承兑汇票的担保,则该流通现钞的价值不应超过美国作为担保的票据、汇票、汇兑、银行承兑汇票预估价值的90%。这样的流通现钞应记为联邦储备银行的负债,且该汇票应以财政部长规定的方式发行。该类汇票与国家银行券的发行目的一致,在美国各地以平价发行。该流通现钞应为可赎回汇票,能以美国合法货币赎回,美国财政部或发行银行见票即付。美国财政部长获得授权,对该类流通现钞的发行、赎回、更换、收回及销毁、担保作出明确规定。按照法律规定,该类流通现钞的相关税款应遵照国家银行流通票据相关规定执行,为债券的2%。在总统宣布1933年3月6日总统声明中的紧急事件已终止前,不得发行此类流通票据,除非该类流通票据由具有流通权的美国债券存款作为担保。如有必要,财政部长或联邦储备监理官应代理履行美国财政部长职务,执行本条款的规定。为支持联邦储备银行发行该流通现钞,特提供用于特殊专用纸、印刷美元、国家银行货币的专项拨款,但联邦储备银行应偿还美国国家因发行该类票据的所产生的所有必要费用,包括与票据的发行、赎回、更换、收回及销毁有关的所有费用。
简单来讲,这段话的意思是,美联储必须以自身的资产为担保向财政部申请美元,作为担保物的资产可以是黄金或是有价证券等等,并且财政部是有权规定担保物必须是什么。如果美联储的申请符合条件,那么美联储就能够获得由财政部部长签发的流通现钞,也就是美元。
所以我们可以看到每一张美元都是有财政部部长签名的(当然他不可能一张一张的签,应该是一批批的签。)

看到左下角跟右下角的签名没。一个是国库长的签名,一个是财政部部长的签名。
所以,美元的印钞权还是掌握在白宫内阁手里。
那么美联储能够做什么呢?美联储是可以拿从财政部那申请来的美元,去执行货币政策,例如购买有价证券,贴现商业票据,当这么做的时候就是在向社会发行美元。