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Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed Federal Reserve Chair over a top Fed official dining with Wall Street executives following interest rate decision. The appearance of coordination raised conflict-of-interest questions.
Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed Federal Reserve Chair over a top Fed official dining with Wall Street executives shortly after the Fed voted on interest rates. Warren flagged the appearance of coordination between regulators and the financial industry.
The optics are bad. Interest rate decisions move markets worth trillions. If senior Fed officials socialize with Wall Street executives right after voting on rates, it looks like coordination or at least influence. Warren's scrutiny is warranted—even if nothing improper happened, the appearance of access matters. Fed officials should recuse themselves from social contact with industry participants during and immediately after decision-making cycles.
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