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Fighting the Fed
The US Federal Reserve is battling with members of Congress over a proposed law, the Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act, that would require the Fed to use a formal rule to guide monetary policy. The Fed fears that the law would limit its independence, while the bill’s proponents argue that it would produce more predictable growth with low inflation. Who is right? In order to understand the conflict, it is useful to compare the Fed’s independence with that of the Bank of England and the European Central Bank. In Britain, the BoE has “instrument independence” but not “target independence.” ... (full story)
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