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.