SNB chairman says Fed independence 'important for the world'

By John Revill DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Central bank independence is crucial to controlling inflation, Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin Schlegel said on Wednesday, as the U.S. Federal Reserve chair faces a criminal probe and an onslaught of ​attacks from President Donald Trump. The SNB was one of several central banks that lined up in support of Jerome Powell ‌last week after Trump's Justice Department threatened him with a criminal indictment. Powell has called the investigation, whic ...