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Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Portrait of Paul A. Volcker by Luis Alvarez Roure. After G. William Miller 's confirmation as Secretary of the Treasury, President Jimmy Carter 's confirmation of Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Frederick H. Schultz 's role as Acting Chairman sent markets panicking.
Jul 13, 2022 · The Fed chair engineered two recessions to bring down inflation, which peaked at 14.8 percent in 1980. Learn how he did it and what it meant for the US economy.
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Dec 8, 2019 · Learn about the life and career of Paul A. Volcker, who served as chairman of the Federal Reserve System from 1979 to 1987. He was known for his efforts to fight inflation, reform the Board of Governors, and promote international monetary stability.
Dec 9, 2019 · Paul A. Volcker, who helped shape American economic policy for more than six decades, most notably by leading the Federal Reserve’s brute-force campaign to subdue inflation in the late 1970s...
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 8, 2019 · Paul Volcker, 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 in the 1980s.
Dec 9, 2019 · Paul Volcker, the Federal Reserve board chairman who vanquished the scourge of inflation that ravaged America’s prestige and power in the 1970s and early 1980s, has died at the age of 92.
