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Fair enough.

I think the comment was implying that their policies, not being entirely democratically accountable - the effectiveness of these instruments themselves being arguable - are very likely going to be swayed by private interests.

I know there exists a revolving door b/w FDR and major Wall Street banks, but I'm not sure about other countries. I'd not be surprised if this were the case everywhere.

Edit:

'Princes of Yen' is a documentary that I found did a good job of illustrating the dangers of having such high powered unaccountable cabals (without all the BS that is typical in this genre).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Ac7ap_MAY

... until you hit the central bank.
They are not. They are legally independent in many countries incl. the US, Japan, India (de facto), S. Korea, and Thailand.
Nikkei peaked at 40k in 1990; it has been hovering around 10-20k ever since.
Does anyone how much external debt is held by China ? I'd imagine their generally (well-placed IMO) aversion to IMF/WB folk might help them plod along with the help of their central bank. Money is fictional you know.