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WH adviser Hassett urges 'discipline' for Fed economists over tariff study

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President Donald Trump’s top economist on Wednesday urged that Federal Reserve economists be punished for research last week that showed American companies and consumers paying for nearly all the new tariffs imposed by the White House last year.

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  1. New York Post

    Trump adviser slams NY Fed tariff study: 'Worst paper I've ever seen' (opens New York Post)

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    Kevin Hassett, a top economic adviser to President Trump, on Wednesday said those behind a New York Federal Reserve research paper that argued the costs of tariffs are borne mostly by Americans should be punished for what he described as shoddy scholarship.

  2. Insider

    Trump's top economic advisor says Fed researchers should be punished for their recent views on tariffs (opens Insider)

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    Kevin Hassett said Fed researchers should be disciplined for their views on tariffs, sparking fresh concern from commentators about Fed independence.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Kevin Hassett blasts New York Fed over research that tariffs have hurt US firms (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Hassett called recent New York Fed research on Trump's tariff agenda "an embarrassment" and said the authors should be "disciplined."

  4. FOX Business

    Kevin Hassett says Fed economists should be 'disciplined' over tariff study (opens FOX Business)

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    White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett called for the New York Fed to discipline economists over research finding U.S. businesses and consumers bear most of the tariff burden.

  5. KOB 4

    WH adviser Hassett urges 'discipline' for Fed economists over tariff study (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    President Donald Trump’s top economist on Wednesday urged that Federal Reserve economists be punished for research last week that showed American companies and consumers paying for nearly all the new tariffs imposed by the White House last year.

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