Senior Fed official blasts Hassett's call to punish central bank researchers

“I think this is just another step to try to compromise the Fed’s independence,” Neel Kashkari said.

Fed's Kashkari: Hassett comments about Fed researchers represent another attack on independence

The call by a top Trump administration official for New York Federal Reserve staff to "be disciplined" for recent research on tariffs was just the latest move by the

Kevin Hassett on New York Federal Reserve research: 'The worst paper I've ever seen'

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett Wednesday said that some at the New York Federal Reserve should be punished for publishing their research.

Top Trump advisor furious about true cost of tariffs being revealed, vows to punish New York Fed for 'worst paper' ever in history

The paper is an embarrassment,” Kevin Hassett fumed on CNBC, calling it “the worst paper I’ve seen in the history of the Federal Reserve System.”

Trump administration slams New York Fed study that says US consumers bear the cost of tariffs

The Trump administration is disputing a new paper from the New York Federal Reserve that asserts US consumers and businesses are bearing the bulk of the higher costs from tariffs imposed last year.