#FederalReserveIndependence

🏛 #FederalReserveIndependence | Is the independence of the American Federal Reserve a reality or an illusion?

📉 With increasing political pressures in America, many are beginning to ask:

Is the American central bank (the Federal Reserve) truly independent in its decisions?

Or can the White House and Congress influence it directly or indirectly?

🗣 Some believe that the independence of the Federal Reserve is necessary to protect the economy from the whims of politicians and to keep inflation under control.

🔍 Others think that this 'independence' is merely a facade, and that monetary policy serves specific interests in Washington or Wall Street.

💭 A discussion question for you:

Do you believe that the Federal Reserve can truly make its decisions away from politicization?

Or is the game of raising and lowering interest rates linked to elections and interests more than we realize?