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Paul A. Volcker served two terms as Federal Reserve chairman under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. While some of Volcker's policies during that time, including rapid increases in interest rates, were considered unpopular, he is credited with helping tame the United States' inflation problems of the 1970s.
Following his leadership role in the Fed, Volcker had been tapped in 2004 to research possible corruption in the United Nations Oil for Food Program. Volcker's latest appointment comes as chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President-elect Barack Obama.
Born in 1927 in Cape May, N.J., Volcker earned a bachelor's degree from Princet...
Following his leadership role in the Fed, Volcker had been tapped in 2004 to research possible corruption in the United Nations Oil for Food Program. Volcker's latest appointment comes as chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President-elect Barack Obama.
Born in 1927 in Cape May, N.J., Volcker earned a bachelor's degree from Princet...
Paul A. Volcker served two terms as Federal Reserve chairman under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. While some of Volcker's policies during that time, including rapid increases in interest rates, were considered unpopular, he is credited with helping tame the United States' inflation problems of the 1970s.
Following his leadership role in the Fed, Volcker had been tapped in 2004 to research possible corruption in the United Nations Oil for Food Program. Volcker's latest appointment comes as chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President-elect Barack Obama.
Born in 1927 in Cape May, N.J., Volcker earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton and a master's from the Harvard University Graduate School of Public Administration. Before leading the Federal Reserve, he served as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Following his leadership role in the Fed, Volcker had been tapped in 2004 to research possible corruption in the United Nations Oil for Food Program. Volcker's latest appointment comes as chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President-elect Barack Obama.
Born in 1927 in Cape May, N.J., Volcker earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton and a master's from the Harvard University Graduate School of Public Administration. Before leading the Federal Reserve, he served as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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Reefer madness: Reform our crazy marijuana laws
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U.S. House panel OKs bill to prohibit mandatory auditor rotation
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House panel OKs bill to prohibit mandatory auditor rotation
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a rare show of bipartisanship, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee unanimously approved a bill on Wednesday that would prohibit mandatory rotation of auditors among companies to avoid fraud and financial misconduct....Tags: Business Enterprises, Finance, Financial Planning, Accounting and Auditing, Arthur Andersen
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JPMorgan's private equity unit to become independent
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Volcker warns on limits of U.S. Fed's easy money
ReutersBy Jonathan Spicer NEW YORK, May 29 (Reuters) - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker on Wednesday waded into the debate over when to reduce today's ultra-easy U.S. monetary policies, arguing that the benefits of bond-buying are "limited and...Tags: Finance, Credit Ratings, Money and Monetary Policy, Employment, Unemployment Benefits
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Volcker advierte sobre limitaciones de programa de estÃmulo de la Fed
ReutersPor Jonathan Spicer NUEVA YORK, 29 mayo (Reuters) - El ex presidente de la Reserva Federal Paul Volcker ingresó el miércoles al debate acerca del momento en que el banco central estadounidense deberÃa empezar a ajustar su polÃtica monetaria ultra...Tags: Ben Bernanke
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Fed's Rosengren: 'Modest' QE3 cut may make sense in a few months
ReutersMINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The job market and the economy as a whole may be strong enough in a few months' time to allow the Federal Reserve to pare its bond buying by a small amount, one of the Fed's most dovish policymakers said on Wednesday. Halting...Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Finance, Economic Indicator, Money and Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve
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How we got into this mess
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Jerry Brown skips White House gathering for New York meetings
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Trickle down economics really work
Among the mystifying contentions of President Obama, his acolytes, and supporters is that, "We've tried trickle-down economics and it doesn't work." Really? What history books have they been reading? World War II got American industrial production into...Tags: Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Economic Indicator, Parties and Movements, Money and Monetary Policy
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Unmasking the most influential billionaire in U.S. politics
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