Central bank independence and credibility matters. Here’s why
- Written by The Conversation

In the United States, President Donald Trump has been pressuring the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, to slash interest rates. This is partly to ease the interest payments on the ballooning US government debt.
Powell has so far resisted, but Trump has also threatened to replace him with someone who will...
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