Edelberg Sees Creeping Loss of Fed Independence

24-07-2025

Wendy Edelberg, Brookings Institution Economic Studies Senior Fellow, shares her thoughts on President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell touring the Federal Reserve building renovations and states that the President putting the Fed's credibility at risk is "nothing but bad for the US economy." She also goes into detail about concerns of the President and Fed independence. Wendy speaks with Joe Mathieu and Tyler Kendall on the late edition of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)

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