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Central Banks and Interest Rates
Leaning on The Fed
Monetary Policy

Leaning on The Fed

Vacancies at the Fed's leadership as well as political rhetoric and pending legislation make this a particularly vulnerable time for Fed independence. Political pressure on central banks typically results in worse economic performance.

Inflation and The Fed
podcast

Inflation and The Fed

with 
Jeffrey C. Fuhrer | Harvard Kennedy School

Did the Federal Reserve react too late to rising inflation? Were its subsequent policy moves appropriately restrictive? Jeffrey Fuhrer joins EconoFact Chats to discuss these issues.