Fed's Miran says Trump has never asked him to do anything on monetary policy

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 03:19 PM EST

WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Stephen ?Miran said ?on Friday that ?U.S. ?President ?Donald Trump has never ?asked ?him to do ?anything ?on ?monetary policy.

"He has never asked ?me to do any specific ?action ?on monetary policy," Miran said ?during an interview on Bloomberg TV. (Reporting by ?Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing ?by Daphne Psaledakis)

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