在美联储，决策由联邦公开市场委员会（FOMC）做出，而FOMC成员 — — 由七位理事和五位美联储地区储备银行行长组成 — — 的独立程度各不相同。
At the US Federal Reserve, decisions are made by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), whose members – seven governors and five presidents of the Fed’s regional reserve banks – enjoy varying degrees of independence.