• NZ Reserve Bank Governor Signs On To Letter Supporting US Chairman Powell

    From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to nz.general,alt.politics.international,alt.politics.trump on Wed Jan 14 11:20:42 2026
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    A large number of heads of the worldrCOs central banks have put out a
    letter expressing support for US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome
    Powell against the attacks on his professional integrity by President
    Trump. This includes NZrCOs own recently-appointed Reserve Bank
    Governor, Dr Anna Breman. However, our Foreign Affairs Minister,
    Winston Peters, is less than pleased about her action <https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/winston-peters-takes-aim-at-reserve-bank-governor-anna-breman-for-comments-on-us-federal-reserve-chair-jerome-powell/BOWHX6KMLBGNXCBSQXFJNDK6OA/>.

    First of all, why is it his responsibility? And in any case, this is
    an issue that goes beyond mere partisan politics, to the very issue of
    the independence of central banks worldwide, to set fiscal policy as
    per their statutory remits, free from political interference. Either
    you value the importance of that principle, or you donrCOt.

    Other notable signatories of the letter include the head of the
    European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, and the current heads of
    both the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada (trivia fact: both
    former jobs of current Canadian PM Mark Carney).
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