The Federal Reserve should avoid tackling politically-charged issues like climate change without Congressional approval if it is to maintain public trust in the institution, the head of the US central bank said Wednesday.This includes issues like tax and spending policies, immigration policy, and climate change, he said.
The Fed operates independently of Congress, which has granted it limited powers to set US monetary policy and banking regulation. This allows policymakers to focus on keeping both inflation and unemployment low, leaving elected officials to chart America's fiscal policy, and to tackle the more politically-sensitive topics like trade and climate change.of elected officials and those agencies that they have charged with this responsibility," he said, adding:"The Fed has received no such charge.
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