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Fed and Powell Under Fire, but Some Argue Independence Was Always an Illusion

Fed and Powell Under Fire, but Some Argue Independence Was Always an Illusion

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Bitcoin.com logoBitcoin.comJanuary 13, 20261 min read
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Since the Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a probe into the U.S. Federal Reserve over its renovation projects, and Chair Jerome Powell has brushed it off as a clash over monetary policy views, chatter about the central bank’s so-called independence has been everywhere. Rethinking the Fed’s Claim to Independence Plenty of people think U.S. President

er about the central bank’s so-called independence has been everywhere. Rethinking the Fed’s Claim to Independence Plenty of people think U.S. President