Opinion | Simon Bowmaker and Paul Wachtel | Making the Fed More Accountable to Congress and the Public May Be Just What It Needs to Fend Off Trump’s Threats to Its Independence

By Simon Bowmaker and Paul Wachtel

The Federal Reserve – one of the world’s most powerful institutions – affects the U.S. economy in a way that no other part of government can.

Interest rates, inflation and bank regulation are all shaped by Fed policy and impact the everyday financial life of Americans, whether they realize it or not. Its decisions can influence everything from the cost of a mortgage to business hiring and the pace of economic growth.

As a result, Fed critics on both the left and the right have long asked whether the Fed is adequately accountable.

Read the full The Conversation article.
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Simon Bowmaker is Distinguished Clinical Professor at NYU Stern. Paul Wachtel is Professor Emeritus of Economics at NYU Stern.

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Making the Fed More Accountable to Congress and the Public May Be Just What It Needs to Fend Off Trump’s Threats to Its Independence.