Volcker
Americannoun
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When Volcker — who served so long ago that smoking was still allowed in the hearing room — didn’t like a line of questioning, he would disappear behind a large cloud of cigar smoke.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
His predecessor, Paul Volcker, had slain double-digit inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
When then-Fed Chair Paul Volcker had to sharply raise rates in the 1980s to get inflation under control, it triggered a severe recession.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
The problem was finally resolved after Federal Reserve chair Paul Volcker threw the country into a brutal recession by raising interest rates to over 20% by mid-1981, causing nearly 11% unemployment.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
This small group was occasionally joined by Secretary of State George Shultz and on some rare occasions by Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas
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