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by JumpCrisscross 3056 days ago
> 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