Bibliograph

In Fed we trust, Ben Bernanke's war on the great panic, David Wessel

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In Fed we trust, Ben Bernanke's war on the great panic, David Wessel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-302 ; [307]-308) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In Fed we trust

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

299706971

Responsibility statement

David Wessel

Sub title

Ben Bernanke's war on the great panic

Table Of Contents

Let ol' Lehman go : the pivotal weekend of September 12-14, 2008 -- "Periodical financial debauches" : the long-forgotten history of the Fed -- Age of delusion : what Greenspan wrought -- There are Jews in Boston, too : Who is Ben Bernanke? -- Pas de deux : the great panic begins in August 2007 -- The four Musketeers : Bernanke's brain trust ; Bernanke, Kohn, Warsh, and Geithner -- Re: Re: ... Blue sky : the Fed's first response to the great panic -- Running from behind : how the Fed got behind the curve, and how it caught up -- "Unusual and exigent" : Bear Stearns, the first rescue -- Fannie, Freddie, and "Feddie" : Taking over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and pondering next steps -- Breaking the glass : the fallout from Lehman and AIG and going to Congress--finally -- "Socialism with American characteristics" : forcing taxpayer capital on the banks -- World of ZIRP : the Fed gets rates to zero -- Did Bernanke kep his promise to Milton Friedman? the early verdict

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In Fed we trust, Ben Bernanke's war on the great panic; how the Federal Reserve became the fourth branch of government

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