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

August 28, 2026 · 12:20 pm 1 sources

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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
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · August 28, 2026 12:20
  The Federal Reserve is much more powerful than it was 20 years ago, which has prompted calls for a reset in how it answers to Congress and the public.