► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube:
Claims that political considerations could influence the Federal Reserve’s policy ahead of an election are far from new. The FT’s Sam Fleming looks at how the central bank behaved in previous election years and if there is a historical precedent.
For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video
Twitter https://twitter.com/ftvideo
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/financialtimes
