Paul Volcker, who as Federal Reserve chairman in the early 1980s elevated interest rates to historic highs and triggered a recession as the price of quashing double-digit inflation, has died,...

As Fed chair in 1980s, he faced down runaway inflation; later, his ‘Volcker Rule’ was controversial element of postcrisis regulation in Obama years

As Fed chair in 1980s, he faced down runaway inflation; later, his ‘Volcker Rule’ was controversial element of postcrisis regulation in Obama years

Paul Volcker, the towering former Federal Reserve chairman who tamed U.S. inflation in the 1980s and decades later inspired tough Wall Street reforms in the wake of the global financial crisis, died on Monday at the age of 92, according to the New York Times,…

Paul Volcker, the towering former Federal Reserve chairman who tamed U.S. inflation in the 1980s and decades later inspired tough Wall Street reforms in the wake of the global financial crisis, died on Monday at the age of 92, according to the New York Times,…

Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve under Presidents Carter and Reagan who later played a role in the Obama administration's response to the financial crisis of 2009, has died at the age of 92....

As chairman of the Federal Reserve under Presidents Carter and Reagan, Paul Volcker helped tame inflation with 20% interest rates that also crunched American manufacturing, farming and real estate.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker has died at age 92. Volcker served as Fed chair from 1979 until 1987, helping to reign in persistently high inflation and reset the economy from the 1970s. After his time as Fed chair, Volcker continued to serve in…

RT @seunosewa: 10 INFLATION! 20 Citizens demand palliatives. 30 Civil servants demand increased salaries. 40 Businesses demand cheap credit…

RT @WifeyAlpha: @WallStreetSilv @WallStreetSilv Shortly after October 6, 1979 (the beginning of the Federal Reserve’s campaign to end the…

RT @_TimBarker: The fates of the people in the group are fascinating and varied. Gilbert helped plan WWII; Hildebrand became a Nixon labor…

RT @WifeyAlpha: @WallStreetSilv @WallStreetSilv Shortly after October 6, 1979 (the beginning of the Federal Reserve’s campaign to end the…

RT @_TimBarker: The fates of the people in the group are fascinating and varied. Gilbert helped plan WWII; Hildebrand became a Nixon labor…

RT @_TimBarker: The fates of the people in the group are fascinating and varied. Gilbert helped plan WWII; Hildebrand became a Nixon labor…

RT @_TimBarker: The fates of the people in the group are fascinating and varied. Gilbert helped plan WWII; Hildebrand became a Nixon labor…

I'm convinced that Steve Liesman at CNBC would like to see the Fed Funds rate at the Paul Volcker peak of 20%.

RT @dailydirtnap: And the amazing thing is that this is all driven by personalities and egos. Fed officials DREAM of being the next Paul Vo…

RT @TheShortBear: This half year was the best since 1983 when the inflation came down from record levels under the iron fist of Paul Volcke…

“The ATM has been the only useful innovation in banking for the past 20 years.” — Paul Volcker

RT @dailydirtnap: And the amazing thing is that this is all driven by personalities and egos. Fed officials DREAM of being the next Paul Vo…

RT @Convertbond: @SenWarren @BernieSanders @elonmusk Or you can pull a Paul Volcker and tinker with capital requirements, maybe a Reg T* ma…