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by Maert 3055 days ago
To be fair, isn't FED a private, non-federal company? :)
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> isn't FED a private, non-federal company?

No. The Federal Reserve was created by Congress in 1913 [1]. Part of its complexity arises from its need to integrate public monetary policy with private capital markets.

[1] https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/about_14986.htm

It's quasi-governmental, in that it is chartered and overseen by the federal government, but largely executes policy without the influence of the executive or legislative branches.
> but largely executes policy without the influence of the executive or legislative branches.

Which, to be clear, is a good thing otherwise politics would start to win over sound economic policy...