Breitbart Business Digest: Getting Inside Jerome Powell’s Brain
The market may be disappointed that Federal Reserve Chairman Powell turns out to be more Paul Volcker than Arthur Burns in staying the course in his inflation fight.
Paul Volcker
Breitbart Business Digest: 50-Year-Old ‘Confidential’ Fed Memo Reveals Secret Debt Ceiling Escape Hatch
A formerly-confidential memo from half a century ago suggests that the Federal Reserve may have a failsafe in the event of a protracted debt ceiling fight.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker Has Died
The world’s greatest inflation fighter has died.
Former Fed Chair Volcker Says Ronald Reagan Ordered Fed Not to Raise Rates, Destroying Narrative That Trump’s Criticism Is Unprecedented
“The president is ordering you not to raise interest rates before the election.”
Trump Just Revived the Reagan-Era Tradition of Openly Criticizing the Fed
In breaking with the Rubin Rule, Trump is harkening back to the tactics of President Ronald Reagan, a frequent Fed critic.