Conservatives torched the Associated Press for lauding diverse leadership at the Federal Reserve as the economy suffers.
The outlet published an article — “Fed tackles inflation with its most diverse leadership ever” — following the central bank’s annual summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, at which Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell doubled down on policymakers’ commitment to battle runaway inflation.
Among other changes, three women and three African-Americans have recently joined the 19-member committee responsible for determining interest rate policies.
