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The Myth of Paul Volcker: Part 2 [Eurodollar University, Ep. 247]
We are told that Paul Volcker led the Federal Reserve into the breech and bravely and knowingly raised short-term interest rates so as to bring about a recession and extinguish the 1970s Great Inflation. But according to Fed transcripts Volcker & Co. fell ass-backwards into recession.
----EP. 247 REFERENCES----
Monetary Policy Is All Talk All the Time, and Always Has Been: https://bit.ly/3xNg9A1
The Myth of Paul Volcker and the Powerful Fed [Eurodollar University, Ep. 221]: https://youtu.be/9XqHyZOLiEc
Alhambra Investments Blog: https://bit.ly/3wh01G2
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