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The Federal Reserve is a complex system that includes dozens of bankers and economic leaders. But who has influence?
Economist Arthur Laffer said the Fed should be “subjected to democracy.” But what would that look like?
When it fears inflation might be getting too high, the Federal Reserve typically raises interest rates.
“We just wanted to create a tool that was accessible.”
The collection of anecdotes lets us in on interesting economic realities.
Yellen talks to us about the economy, Fed policy and President Trump.
The Fed presents a united front when it makes decisions, but not everyone on the Federal Open Market Committee has a say on interest rates.
The economy has been "pretty healthy," she says, but the shutdown is one of the downside risks the Fed is watching.
We take a look at the tools at the Fed's disposal when it comes to keeping the economy humming along.