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It's a busy week for the Federal Reserve.
On Monday,
President Trump confirmed his pick for the role of vice chair for supervision, Michelle Bowman.
We're also expecting a rate decision tomorrow.
At a pretty tenuous time for the economy,
the central bank may have to take actions that don't necessarily align with Trump.
So there have been a lot of questions about about the Fed's independence lately,
and I wanted to sit down with someone who knows the system inside and out.
Randy, it is such a pleasure to have you on the show.