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(41,758 posts) Tue Apr 4, 2017, 01:38 PM Apr 2017

Fed's Lacker Resigns Over Role in 2012 Leak of Confidential Info

Source: Bloomberg

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker said he’s resigning immediately and he regrets his role in disclosing confidential information related to the U.S. central bank’s deliberations in 2012, according to a statement emailed by his lawyer Tuesday.

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Fed's Lacker Resigns Over Role in 2012 Leak of Confidential Info (Original Post) jpak Apr 2017 OP

Of course, as the nation's "central bank" ALL its deliberations should be in the public record. tenorly Apr 2017 #1

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1. Of course, as the nation's "central bank" ALL its deliberations should be in the public record.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Tue Apr 4, 2017, 01:46 PM

Apr 2017

To say nothing of its balance sheet - which thanks to Bernie Sanders we now know something about (i.e. the fact that the bailout was of over $20 trillion).

Still, I'm glad they're there. Had it been up to private banks alone, we'd be in a Mad Max situation by now.

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