WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 26: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell delivers the Federal Reserves Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Senate Banking Committee on February 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. Powell addressed issues that could effect the economy including trade with China, Brexit, inflation and public debt. (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)
  • According to a report released by the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, the Chinese government has targeted the Federal Reserve for nearly 10 years, working to recruit and influence employees in an effort to obtain information and monetary benefit and to influence U.S. monetary policy.