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Opinion: Trump Is Right to Question Fed Policies

Opinion: Trump Is Right to Question Fed Policies
Traders watch as a monitor displays news about the Fed’s decision not to change interest rates, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on March 20, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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Through his recent appointments, President Donald Trump has begun a much-needed conversation at and about the Federal Reserve. Fundamentally, the president is asking: Does the current Fed truly believe growth causes inflation?

Recently, I made the case that Trump’s desire to fill a Federal Reserve board seat was a potential glasnost moment for the Fed Board. Stephen Moore’s appointment would invite an open discussion on monetary policy. Who can possibly be against open discussions and diversity of opinion?
Thomas Del Beccaro
Thomas Del Beccaro
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Thomas Del Beccaro is an acclaimed author, speaker, former chairman of the California Republican Party, and Fox News, Fox Business, and Epoch Times opinion writer. He is author of the historical perspectives “The Divided Era” and “The New Conservative Paradigm” and is publisher of PoliticalVanguard.com, where he publishes daily commentaries.
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