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Is the Fed Playing Politics?

In his recent debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump pressed his claim that US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is applying overdoses of monetary stimulus to hypnotize voters into believing that economic recovery is underway. Such political manipulation has occurred before, but there is no evidence of it now.

CAMBRIDGE – In his recent debate with his opponent Hillary Clinton, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pressed his claim that US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is politically motivated. The Fed, Trump claims, is applying overdoses of monetary stimulus to hypnotize voters into believing that economic recovery is underway.

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