Federal Reserve Announces Ethics Investigation After Regional Officials’ Trades

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell directed officials in the central bank to investigate reports of stock trades made by leaders at the Fed’s branches in Dallas and Boston last year.

“This review will assist in identifying ways to further tighten those rules and standards. The Board will make changes, as appropriate, and any changes will be added to the Reserve Bank Code of Conduct,” a Federal Reserve spokesperson said in a statement obtained by The Epoch Times.

“The core rules that guide personal financial practices for Federal Reserve officials are the same as those for other government agencies. We also have a set of supplemental rules that are stricter than those that apply to Congress and other agencies that are specific to the work we do at the Federal Reserve,” the statement added.

Powell last week told staff at the Federal Reserve to “take a fresh and comprehensive look at the ethics rules” about holdings and other financial activities by senior officials.

“This review will assist in identifying ways to further tighten those rules and standards,” it added. “The Board will make changes, as appropriate, and any changes will be added to the Reserve Bank Code of Conduct.”

report from the Wall Street Journal earlier this month found that Dallas President Robert Kaplan traded stocks in companies including Apple Inc., Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., and Amazon.com Inc. last year that reached into the seven-figure range. Boston President Eric Rosengren, the paper reported, made several real-estate investments in 2020.

Both bank presidents have issued statements that their trades and investments complied with the Fed’s ethics rules and will later divest their assets.

“While my financial transactions conducted during my years as Dallas Fed president have complied with the Federal Reserve’s ethics rules, to avoid even the appearance of any conflict of interest, I have decided to change my personal investment practices,” Kaplan said in a statement, according to the WSJ report.

By Jack Phillips

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