Just in the past month, Trump said he’s “not even a little bit happy” about his choice of chairman, and called the Fed a “much bigger problem than China.” The central bank has raised interest rates eight times since Dec 2015, from near-zero, and is teeing up another hike
Turkish President Recep Tayyip is at forefront of attacks on central-bank independence, loudly and frequently proclaiming his unorthodox views. He’s called for lower interest rates for years, saying -- in contradiction to textbook economics -- that would curb inflation
BOE Governor Mark Carney has long faced aggressive criticism from pro-Brexit politicians, who accuse him of overly pessimistic pronouncements and bias against decision to leave the European Union. Lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg calls governor the “high priest of project fear''
ECB President Mario Draghi is frequently lambasted by German politicians over his ultra-loose monetary policy,
politicians, including Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio who said he’s “poisoning the climate” by weighing into the debate about the nation’s budget.
The Austrian government’s plans to split off bank supervision prompted Governor Ewald Nowotny to complain about “a tendency to treat the national bank like a subordinate.”
Politicians have targeted Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras several times for alleged wrongdoings including a case involving Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG -- which he says was concocted to force him out -- and accounts of inaccuracies in his property declarations.
The Swiss National Bank is frequently in the crosshairs, partly because its balance sheet has ballooned to 120% of economic output. Lawmakers regularly suggest its reserves be turned into a sovereign wealth fund unsuccessfully -- targeted its gold holdings
.MEXICO
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is poised to reshape Mexico’s central bank by naming four of its five board members by 2021, halfway through his six-year term.