One proposal would subject the Fed's monetary-policy decisions to congressional audit while another would make the presidents of the 12 semi-autonomous regional reserve banks politically more accountable.

ECONOMIST: From Argentina to America, politicians are taking aim

In addition, we recommend that the PCAOB make this in-depth analysis of audit failures an on-going function of the Board, in order to ensure that changes in policy and oversight practices are adopted in a timely fashion to address correctable weaknesses in the audit process.

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The Energy and Climate Change Committee (at 9am) looks into energy prices, profits and poverty with a series of academics and the Environmental Audit Committee (at 10.30am) has its first evidence session on "well-being", a policy approach which attempts to apply the idea of natural capital, to public policy making.

BBC: Week ahead