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The Fed Is Already Transparent

By Anil K. Kashyap And Frederic S. Mishkin Under the banner of increasing Federal Reserve transparency, Congressman Ron Paul has sponsored a bill that would subject the Fed's monetary policies to an audit by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Full Article at Wall Street Journal

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