“Mrs. Yellen insisted that she supports ‘transparency and openness on the part of the Fed.’ She claimed that in terms of the ‘range of information and the timeliness of that information, we are one of the most transparent central banks in the world.’ That’s not only irrelevant but wan. She then declared that she would not support ‘a requirement — any requirement — that would diminish the independence of the Federal Reserve in implementing, and deciding on implementing, monetary policy.'”
http://www.nysun.com/editorials/yellen-strikes-out/88490/
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