Boston Fed President Rosengren Resigns Days After Questions About His Trading Surfaced

Rosengren is citing health issues for his early retirement, which comes 9 months sooner than expected. But could blowback from recent conflict of interest exposés be what cemented his decision?

Fed Chair Eric Rosengren announced this morning that he would be taking an early retirement from his post as Boston Federal Reserve Chair, just days after major conflict of interest questions were raised about Rosengren's trading record during the pandemic.

Rosengren is stepping down 9 months sooner than he planned, telling Fed Chair Jerome Powell in a l…