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Apr 14, 2024 · Paul Volcker was an American economist and banker who, as chairman of the board of governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System (1979–87), played a key role in stabilizing the American economy during the 1980s. Volcker graduated from Princeton University in 1949 and received an M.A. from Harvard.
Jul 13, 2022 · By the end of the 1980s, inflation was ebbing and the economy was booming. The 2022 inflation is not as bad as the inflation of 1978-1982 — but it’s the worst inflation the US has experienced ...
Dec 9, 2019 · Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve known for his battles against inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died. He was 92.
Dec 9, 2019 · Paul Volcker, the former head of the US central bank who was known for fighting inflation, has died at the age of 92. Appointed chair of the Federal Reserve in 1979, Mr Volcker dramatically...
Dec 10, 2019 · Paul A. Volcker, who died Sunday in New York at the age of 92, was remembered for helping shape American economic policy for more than six decades, particularly as the Fed chair who tamed ...
Dec 9, 2019 · Updated at 10:30 a.m. ET. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, the closest thing to a rock star economist this country has seen, died Monday at 92, NPR has confirmed. He reportedly had...
Dec 9, 2019 · Paul Volcker, who served as chair of the Federal Reserve for two presidents, died Monday. His passing came 40 years after he drove interest rates to record highs in an effort to tame double-digit ...
