plus money-saving tips with our free twice-daily newsletter Sign up Paul Adolph Volcker Jr was born in New Jersey in 1927. He was the grandson of a German immigrant tea and coffee salesman.

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 ...

It is fitting that the nation should note with respect and appreciation the manifold achievements of Paul A. Volcker. Volcker, who died last Sunday at age 92, is most well known, and most highly ...

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 ...