Judge rejects bid by Trump ally to open Fed interest rate meeting to the public

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District Court judge on Monday rejected a legal bid by an investment fund to force the Federal Reserve to open to the public a meeting on setting interest rates this week

At the same time, The ruling found that the Federal Open Market Committee is not a government agency subject to the federal "Sunshine Act" requiring open meetings, despite claims to the contrary in a lawsuit filed by Azoria Capital, amid market uncertainty

The FOMC is set to meet Tuesday and Wednesday

Azoria had asked Judge Beryl Howell in federal court in Washington, D. , to issue a temporary restraining order that would have opened those sessions to the public

Moreover, Howell's decision upholding the FOMC's half-century-old practice of meeting behind closed doors came shortly after she questioned whether the lawsuit is a publicity stunt by Azoria to generate interest in the new investment fund

Howell noted that a court filing last week by Azoria mentioned that CEO James Fishback — who is an ally of President Donald Trump — discussed the suit in an interview on a Fox show, "Mornings with Maria. ""I do note it's very unusual," Howell said, referring to the mention of the interview

Furthermore, "I've never seen information this in such a certification. ""And it made me think: Are you filing the (this bears monitoring)

Additionally, Lawsuit to generate publicity for the launch of this new fund, given current economic conditions. " Howell said

On the other hand, "I mean, the courts are very, very busy, and using the filing of a lawsuit as a strategy to build publicity or generate interest in a new investment fund is not a particularly welcome development. "Anne Mackin, a lawyer for Azoria, replied, saying, "Your honor, that is not the purpose

On the other hand, ""The purpose of including that in the certificate of service is because local rule 65, in today's financial world

In contrast, 1 requires us to list all of the efforts, everything that has happened to try to advise the other side the lawsuit," Mackin said. "So that was simply included in the certification to emphasize that we've ed these folks, and we have not, you know, heard responses back," the attorney said

Fishback, Trump, has been critical of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's refusal to cut interest rates. "Azoria is deeply concerned that the FOMC, under Chair Jerome Powell, is maintaining high interest rates to undermine President Donald J

Moreover, Trump and his economic agenda, to the detriment of American citizens and the American economy," Azoria's suit said

In a statement on X after Howell's ruling, Fishback said, "The Federal Reserve's lawyers conceded that tomorrow's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting is actually being jointly held with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, which the Federal Reserve's attorneys conceded is in fact subject to the Sunshine Act

Moreover, Additionally, ""Azoria believes these joint meetings between the FOMC and Board of Governors may be an attempt to dodge the Sunshine Act and deny Americans their legal right to know what the Federal Reserve is actually doing," Fishback said. "Azoria looks forward to continuing our case and fighting for transparency and accountability for all Americans.