Lockhart Calls Unfounded the View That Fed Monetizes U.S. Debt
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart rebutted critics of the central bank who say its policies are monetizing the national debt or encouraging more deficit spending.
“I object to the view that the Fed is monetizing the debt,” Lockhart said today as part of a panel discussion at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.