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"...January 11, 2026
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell...
On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testimony before the Senate Banking Committee last June. ...
...The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President...."
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm
#fed #economy #politics
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