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Kevin Hassett's Trump-era makeover is fueling questions about the independence of the Federal Reserve as he emerges as a ...
It isn’t just the U.S. Other countries have also come to expect an independent U.S. central bank.
Former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh said he believes the next Fed chair will maintain the central bank's independence ...
Former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Loretta Mester says it's important that the Fed stays independent ...
AP reporter Chris Rugaber explains the role of the Federal Reserve and why an independent Fed is important. (AP video: River ...
The Trump administration’s attacks on the Fed highlight the problems with the central bank’s discretionary moves. Remember ...
Trump has criticized Powell for months because the chair has kept the short-term interest rate the Fed controls at 4.3% this ...
“It’s by now widely agreed, almost all over the world: If you leave monetary policy in political hands, you’ll get too much inflation,” Alan Blinder, a professor of economics at Princeton University ...
The current squabble between President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell  has its roots deep in American economic ...
An unexpected pickup in underlying inflation last month nudged price pressures further from the Federal Reserve's 2% target, putting this summer's data in the spotlight for whether the central ...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to testify before Congress Tuesday, where he will likely face question about interest rates, the Fed's independence from politics, and the impact ...