Fed's Miran says will listen to Trump, but has never been asked to pursue a policy

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said Monday he’s willing to listen to President Donald Trump share his views on Federal Reserve issues but will keep his own counsel when it comes to setting monetary policy.

Miran, who is unusually on leave from the White House while serving as a central bank official, said if Trump wanted to weigh in on Fed issues, he would “respectfully” listen to the president and that he “would consider his argument,” in comments at a gathering of the Economic Club of New York. But he added, Trump “never asked me to set policy in a specific way.”