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Nearly 600 economists have signed an open letter for support for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, and emphasizes the importance of protecting the independence of the central bank against political pressure.
The signatories – including Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz and former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein – warn that tries to undermine the position of Cook, could trust in one of the most critical economic institutions in the country.
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“Recent public statements about Governor Cook – including threats of removal and a statement she has been dismissed – have arrived alongside unproven accusations,” wrote the group of more than 590 economists on Tuesday.
A closest image of President Donald Trump and the Governor of the Federal Reserve Lisa Cook (Andrew Harnik/Al Drago/Getty Images/Getty images)
“This approach threatens the fundamental principle of the independence of the central bank and undermines trust in one of the most important institutions of America,” the group added.
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The letter was organized by Tatyana Deryugina, a professor at the Associate Finance at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, and comes as Cook Chairman Donald Trump In the federal court after he had fired her for mortgage allegations.
“I wanted the letter to illustrate the consensus in the appeal to the president, the congress and the American public,” added Deryugina.
As it looks now, Trump says that cook is being fired, immediately in force. But Cook and her lawyers claim that Trump has no legal authority to remove it. And so the unprecedented case is probably bound by the Supreme Court.
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The appointment of Cook was a historic first, because she became the first black woman who served as a governor in the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, better known as the Fed Board.
Now its potential removal from the same panel can first mark another historical mark.
The Fed Board consists of seven members, or governors, who are appointed and confirmed by the president by the Senate. This panel from central bankers is responsible for mapping the economic path of the nation.
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The Congress designed the Federal Reserve to break free from politics, as a result of which its top members granted a spread 14-year term of office, longer than any chairmanship, to protect the institution against partisan influence.
The Cook period on the Fed Board runs until January 2038.
