Friday, March 27, 2026

Questioning Fed's Credibility

Can the Federal Reserve Please Shut Up?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/can-the-federal-reserve-please-shut-up-4ac43808
The central bank’s faulty economic predictions hurt markets and the Fed’s own institutional credibility.
 
Resurgent Inflation Tests Faith in Fed’s Willingness to Tame It
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/business/inflation-federal-reserve-iran-war.html
The war in the Middle East risks worsening an inflation problem that the Federal Reserve has struggled for years to subdue. 

Trump, Powell and the Perils Ahead for the Fed
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-powell-and-the-perils-ahead-for-the-fed-90852739
The president’s meddling with the central bank’s independence spells trouble in the future.