Source: Cato Institute
by Norbert Michel
“One of the scariest prospects for many people this Halloween is former president Donald Trump’s threat — should he win the election — to directly involve himself in the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies. Though it’s unclear exactly what he meant, Trump recently suggested that he should have a ‘say’ in the Fed’s policy decisions. There’s no reason to think that Trump is some kind of monetary policy guru, but maybe having the U.S. president directly involved in monetary policy isn’t as crazy as it seems. Perhaps it would help voters hold elected officials more accountable for the Fed’s policy decisions.” (10/29/24)
https://www.cato.org/commentary/trumps-fed-comments-might-seem-scary-monetary-policy-political