Findings in Investment Reported from University of Colorado Denver (Independence Under Pressure: Quantifying Presidential Influence On the Federal Reserve): Investment

2026 JUL 14 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Economics Daily Report -- Current study results on Investment have been published. According to news originating from Denver, Colorado, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “We introduce the Fed-President Pressure Index (FPPI), a monthly measure of presidential influence on the Federal Reserve from 1980 to 2025. Constructed from 68,850 newspaper articles and validated against FOMC minutes, the FPPI captures measurable political pressure on monetary policy.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Colorado Denver, “The index shows that presidential pressure increases consensus in FOMC voting, raises uncertainty and expected inflation, and is stronger under Republican administrations. Empirical analyses indicate that higher pressure induces shifts in both the federal funds effective rate and its target.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “These findings highlight the significant role of political dynamics, particularly presidential influence, in shaping U.S. monetary policy.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Independence Under Pressure: Quantifying Presidential Influence On the Federal Reserve. Finance Research Letters, 2026;102. Finance Research Letters can be contacted at: Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 525 B St, Ste 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495, USA. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Finance Research Letters - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/finance-research-letters/)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Yosef Bonaparte, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, United States.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2026.110042. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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