Nyhetslänkar Presidential Election Weighs on the Federal Reserve – NYTimes.com 2012-10-232012-10-23 PB 0 kommentarer Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee, has said that he opposes the Fed’s efforts to stimulate the economy as ineffective and inflationary. And as president, he has promised to appoint a new Fed chairman. Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee, has said that he opposes the Fed’s efforts to stimulate the economy as ineffective and inflationary. And as president, he has promised to appoint a new Fed chairman. Presidential Election Weighs on the Federal Reserve – NYTimes.com.