Economics

Brainard’s Fed Contention Puts Focus on Inflation, Jobs Views

  • Fed Governor was co-author of new thinking on employment
  • At Treasury, Brainard was sensitized to pain of inflation

Lael Brainard

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard’s recent interview for the U.S. central bank’s top job has heightened focus on her views on inflation and employment as investors gauge how she would handle an economy that’s enduring a historic surge in prices.