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U.S. Senate panel set to advance Trump Fed nominee Shelton, backer of gold standard
Source: Reuters
POLITICS JULY 21, 2020 / 6:23 AM / UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO
U.S. Senate panel set to advance Trump Fed nominee Shelton, backer of gold standard
(Reuters) - Judy Shelton, U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to serve on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate-setting panel, is expected to win narrow backing from the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday, allowing her nomination to advance to consideration by the full Senate.
A vote is expected around 2 p.m. eastern.
A second nominee to the Fed Board, St. Louis Federal Reserve bank research director Christopher Waller, is also expected to win the panel’s support.
Shelton, a conservative economist who has argued the nation would be better off returning to the gold standard and as recently as 2017 criticized the Fed’s power over money and financial markets as “quite unhealthy,” drew criticism from Democrats and even some Republicans during a contentious hearing in February.
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U.S. Senate panel set to advance Trump Fed nominee Shelton, backer of gold standard
(Reuters) - Judy Shelton, U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to serve on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate-setting panel, is expected to win narrow backing from the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday, allowing her nomination to advance to consideration by the full Senate.
A vote is expected around 2 p.m. eastern.
A second nominee to the Fed Board, St. Louis Federal Reserve bank research director Christopher Waller, is also expected to win the panel’s support.
Shelton, a conservative economist who has argued the nation would be better off returning to the gold standard and as recently as 2017 criticized the Fed’s power over money and financial markets as “quite unhealthy,” drew criticism from Democrats and even some Republicans during a contentious hearing in February.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-shelton/u-s-senate-panel-set-to-advance-trump-fed-nominee-shelton-backer-of-gold-standard-idUSKCN24M180