Leonard, Christopher,

The lords of easy money how the Federal Reserve broke the American economy Christopher Leonard. - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. - New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2022. - viii, 373 pages ; 24 cm Hardback book.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-341) and index.

Part 1: "Respectfully, no". Going below zero ; Serious numbers ; The great inflation(s) ; Fedspeak ; The overmighty citizen ; The money bomb -- Part 2: The age of ZIRP. Quantitative quagmire ; The fixer ; The risk machine ; The ZIRP regime ; The Hoenig rule ; Totally normal -- Part 3: Let them eat assets. The invisible bailout ; Infection ; Winners and losers.

"The New York Times bestselling business journalist Christopher Leonard infiltrates one of America's most mysterious institutions-the Federal Reserve-to show how its policies over the past ten years have accelerated income inequality and put our country's economic stability at risk"--

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Federal Reserve banks.
Income distribution--Twenty first century.--United States.
Economic history.


United States--Economic conditions.
United States--Economic policy.
United States.

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