Explains the history and functions of the Federal Reserve System.
Provides an in-depth overview of the Federal Reserve System, including information about monetary policy and the economy, the Federal Reserve in the international sphere, supervision and regulation, consumer and community affairs and ...
... Paul R. Carey, Dennis Dollar, Edward M. Gramlich, Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., and Ellen Seidman, 189 Nominations of Manuel H. Johnson, Jr. and William F. Ryan, 189 Nominations of Raoul Lord Carroll and Lawrence B. Lindsey, ...
The argument in this book is of very great interest for understanding current battles over financial institutions around the world.
In Origins of the Federal Reserve System, James Livingston approaches this controversial topic from a fresh perspective, asking how, during this era, a "new order of corporation men" made itself the preeminent source of knowledge on all ...
The New York Times editorialized that Secretary Snyder , in his January 18 speech , " was invading the domain of the Federal Reserve System when he undertook to state what the rates on Government ... Harry S. Truman , Memoirs , Vol .
17 July 1932, 1, 14; Gilbert Y. Steiner, The Congressional Conference Committee: 70th to 80th Congresses (Urbana: University of Illinois, 1951), 33-5; Wall Street Journal, 12 July 1932, 1, 7. The Home Loan Bank System was unrelated to ...
It also helps to regulate the financial system. Drawing on years of experience inside the Federal Reserve System, Axilrod shows how these tools actually work, and answers a series of increasingly detailed questions in the series format.
"In this well-organized book, Ben Bernanke tells the story of the Fed from its founding to the recent financial crisis. Bernanke's rendering is coherent and compelling.