"Until proved otherwise, I am not concerned about the new chair being less independent than his predecessor Janet Yellen," Wieland said in an interview with the weekly newspaper "Welt am Sonntag".
According to Wieland, it would be useful for the Fed to publish a monetary policy rule and explain deviations before US Congress. "This would help to further immunize the Fed against pressure by the President," he said.
Welt am Sonntag: "Im Schatten von Trump - Das hat die Welt vom neuen Dollar-Hüter zu erwarten"