Danielle DiMartino Booth debates whether or not the Fed is truly independent

Danielle DiMartino Booth debates whether or not the Fed is truly independent

Yahoo Finance, Released on 10/17/18 Danielle DiMartino Booth spent nine years as an advisor to Richard W. Fisher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Danielle left the Fed in 2015 to found Money Strong, LLC, an economic consulting firm and launched a weekly economic newsletter She is the author of Fed Up: An Insider’s […]

Trump’s Tweets End the Myth of Fed Independence

Trump’s Tweets End the Myth of Fed Independence

Ron Paul, Institute for Peace and Prosperity, Released on 7/30/18 President Trump’s recent Tweets expressing displeasure with the Federal Reserve’s (minor) interest rate increases led to accusations that President Trump is undermining the Federal Reserve’s independence. But, the critics ignore the fact that Federal Reserve “independence” is one of the great myths of American politics. When […]