Fed's Bostic: Powell's video said all it needed to say

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 12:18 PM EST

Jan 14 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael ?Bostic on ?Wednesday said the ?video statement issued ?on ?Sunday by Fed ?Chair Jerome ?Powell in response to receiving ?criminal ?subpoenas ?from the Trump administration "said all it ?needed to say."

Bostic, who is retiring from the ?Fed ?in coming weeks, said it ?has been an honor to serve alongside so many ?officials who take the Fed's independence seriously. (Reporting ?By Dan Burns)

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