Powell says he’s not worried about the Fed losing its independence under Trump

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday he isn’t worried that President-elect Donald Trump will try to politicize the central bank once he takes office in January.
There are safeguards in the congressional legislation that created the central bank that will help preserve it from political influences, he said during an appearance in New York.

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