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 ...

We are called to seek fresh thinking and bold new ideas.” So it was striking to see that the person standing next to him was 81-year-old Paul Volcker, a figure from the Carter and Reagan eras.

Before lambasting Paul Volcker and the Bank for International Settlements for sounding the alarm over the inflationary impact of lax G7 monetary policy – even in the face of a deflationary cycle – ...

This regulation is named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, a proponent of the proposal. It is designed to prevent banks from investing in certain high-risk securities. The ABS ...

The tributes to President Jimmy Carter give him maximum credit for appointing Paul Volcker chair of the Federal Reserve, in August 1979. The horrendous stagflation of the period—three straight ...

The godfather of inflation-slaying Paul Volcker, the famed former Fed chief that hiked rates – in the teeth of market resistance – to a peak of 21.5% in 1981, weighed into the US monetary policy ...

His father, Paul Sr., was the oldest son of German immigrants and a city manager for Cape May, and later Teaneck, NJ. Volcker’s father exerted profound influence over his son’s career as a public ...

Volcker is scheduled to testify today, so we’ll see what happens. Bloomberg reports he intends to stick to his guns. Wall Street’s concerns may indeed be legitimate, but what is striking is the ...

Politics / In contrast with the now sober-seeming Reaganites, Trump has taken credit for the economy from day one. James K. Galbraith In the winter and spring of 1981, Ronald Reagan took office and ...

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker warned the Trump administration’s handling of domestic issues as well as trade talks with China is hurting the United States’ long-term prosperity.

White House advisor Paul Volcker sounded hopeful Tuesday about the possibility of meaningful financial regulatory reform passing this year. “I do think we have the promising possibility of ...