Paul A. Volcker was chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System from 1979 to 1987 and was credited with a leading role in ending a period of high and rising inflation and ...

Paul Volcker, the former head of the US central bank who was known for fighting inflation, has died at the age of 92. Appointed chair of the Federal Reserve in 1979, Mr Volcker dramatically raised ...

If anyone came to epitomise the power of the independent central banker before the phenomenon became fashionable it was Paul Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman who has died aged 92 ...

Carter's presidency was marred by high inflation and economic turmoil. His appointment of Paul Volcker helped curb inflation, but also led to a recession. He faced a primary challenge from Ted Kennedy ...

Named after Paul Volcker, the Federal Reserve Chairman who attacked inflation in the 1980s, the so-called "Volcker rule" aimed to restrict banks from speculative trading. The Volcker rule is named ...

Over lunch several years ago, former Federal Reserve Board chairman Paul Volcker spoke of enjoying fishing in Maine in the area around Pocomoonshine Lake. The area known as Downeast Maine lies ...

As formulated by former U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker, the Volcker rule is based on three beliefs: that proprietary trading is highly risky; that its economic benefits, beyond those ...

Former Federal Reserve Board chairman Paul Volcker, who heads the inquiry into corruption in the United Nations’ defunct oil-for-food program, has just issued a sobering… Americans take ...

I will tease you no longer. His name is Paul Volcker. He is the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. He is responsible – alone, for his job is independent of the administration, of any ...

From the award-winning opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal, the Journal Editorial Report sees columnists and members of the Journal Editorial Board debate the major economic, political and ...

That's because Powell wants to convince the market that even in the face of a potential recession, he is still determined to tame inflation, just like former Fed chairman Paul Volcker did in the ...

Earlier this month on CBS’s "60 Minutes," Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sat ... The Fed’s tight money policy has echoed the era of Paul Volcker, who served as Fed chair from 1979 ...