Former Fed Official Warns Politics Poses Threat to Recovery - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

As global markets reel after the failure of the U.S. health-care bill, a former Federal Reserve official is warning that political issues threaten the central bank’s ability to maintain a sustainable recovery.

Former Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said politics could hamstring efforts to achieve long-term growth as the Fed winds down its crisis-era stimulus measures, increases interest rates and starts to...