Economics
Fed’s Embarrassing Ethics Scandal Spurs Calls for More Oversight
- Regional Fed directors are slammed for lack of accountability
- ‘Not good democratic hygiene,’ says Fed historian Conti-Brown
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The Federal Reserve’s most embarrassing ethics scandal in years has cast a harsh spotlight on the world’s most powerful central bank and the arm’s-length governance of its 12 regional branches.