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BlackRock has performed FMA-style services for the Federal Reserve, ECB, Riksbank, and Bank of Canada1. BlackRock pledged to rebate fees on its own ETFs purchased by the SMCCF2.

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BlackRock has performed FMA-style services for the Federal Reserve, ECB, Riksbank, and Bank of Canada

Network Centrality Dossier: The Transnational Financial-Admi
“BlackRock has performed FMA-style services for the Federal Reserve, ECB, Riksbank, and Bank of Canada”
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BlackRock pledged to rebate fees on its own ETFs purchased by the SMCCF

Documented Corruption, Conflicts of Interest, and Self-Deali
“BlackRock pledged to rebate fees on its own ETFs purchased by the SMCCF.”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

The Federal Reserve implemented rate-thresholds tied to unemployment

The NY Fed's general counsel issued a statement that Friedman's purchases did not violate any Federal Reserve statute, rule or policy

Documented Corruption, Conflicts of Interest, and Self-Deali
“The NY Fed's general counsel issued a statement that Friedman's purchases "did not violate any Federal Reserve statute, rule or policy."”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

The Federal Reserve's August 2003 considerable period language

Central banks are legally independent of governments in most G20 jurisdictions.

The Self-Referential Loop at the Top of Global Financial Reg
“Central banks are themselves *legally independent of governments* in most G20 jurisdictions”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

The BIS's principals are central banks.

The Self-Referential Loop at the Top of Global Financial Reg
“The BIS's "principals" are central banks.”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

the Federal Reserve culture of deliberate obfuscation

The Architecture of Carney's Voice: Who Builds the Language
“the prevailing Federal Reserve culture of deliberate obfuscation”
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Disputed — who says what, against what see standalone →

These are things people say about Federal Reserve that aren't settled fact — each one attributed to who's actually claiming it, so a claim never quietly passes as established just because it showed up in a document. Weigh it yourself.

Disputed
"Americans for Financial Reform raised concerns about potential insider trading"
Asserted by Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) · stance: critical
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
Documented Corruption, Conflicts of Interest, and Self-Deali ↗
Disputed
"Rajan argued that prolonged unconventional monetary policy created the conditions for the 2021–22 surge"
Asserted by Raghuram G. Rajan · stance: critical
The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
THE CARNEY DOSSIER: A Forensic Brief on Three Underdeveloped ↗
Disputed
"This is a textbook structural-conflict case"
Unattributed assertion · stance: neutral
The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
Documented Corruption, Conflicts of Interest, and Self-Deali ↗
Disputed
"El-Erian called the transitory framing 'the worst inflation call in the history of the Fed'"
Asserted by Mohamed El-Erian · stance: critical
The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
THE CARNEY DOSSIER: A Forensic Brief on Three Underdeveloped ↗
Disputed
"The Federal Reserve under Bernanke implemented the third generation of forward guidance"
Asserted by Mark Carney · stance: pro
The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
Mark Carney and the Question of Authorship: A Forensic Audit ↗
2003
2003-08
introduction of forward guidance language
2007
2007–2009
Great Recession
2020
May 11, 2020
Fed retained BlackRock FMA
May 14-20, 2020
SMCCF purchased BlackRock-sponsored ETFs
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