Volcker

American  

[vohl-ker] / ˈvoʊl kər /

noun

1. Paul Adolph, 1927–2019, U.S. economist: Federal Reserve Board chairman 1979–87.

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Example Sentences

Beginning when Alan Greenspan succeeded Paul Volcker in 1987, every incoming Fed chair has pledged continuity to promote market stability.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is a role that only an economist can play;before Summers, it was performed by Alan Greenspan, and before Greenspan it was handled by Paul Volcker.

From Slate

“If I felt that Paul Volcker version two was going to be coming in to replace Jay Powell, that’s a good reason gold would fall,” says Sebastian Lyon, founder and chief investment officer of Troy Asset Management, a London boutique that holds physical gold in one of its investment vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1976 Jimmy Carter gave no hint that he would spearhead major regulatory reforms across the transportation and energy industries or appoint inflation hard-liner Paul Volcker to the Federal Reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal

It took a meeting with the inflation-slaying giant of a former Fed chair, Paul Volcker, to straighten him out.

From Barron's