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Defend your independence: Former BoE Governor's advice to Fed's new boss

I believe your legacy will depend on whether you succeed in protecting the Fed's independence, Mervyn King's message Jerome Powell

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Mervyn King | Bloomberg
Dear Jay (if I may),

Next week you will be sworn in as the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve. After a brief ceremony -- not much chance of Champagne I fear -- it will be down to work, with your first Federal Open Market Committee meeting and press conference only six weeks away.

Could I offer a few words of advice? Conventional wisdom has it that the biggest challenge you'll face is how to withdraw the exceptional monetary stimulus of recent years without creating a market upset or another downturn. I disagree. I believe your legacy will depend on