In FED We Trust

Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic

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“Whatever it takes”

That was Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s vow as the worst financial panic in more than fifty years gripped the world and he struggled to avoid the once unthinkable: a repeat of the Great Depression. Brilliant but temperamentally cautious, Bernanke researched and wrote about the causes of the Depression during his career as an academic. Then when thrust into a role as one of the most important people in the world, he was compelled to boldness by circumstances he never anticipated.

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Bill Gates CEO/MicrosoftIf someone wants to understand what happened during what they call the 'Great Panic,' this is one of the books they should be read. (Source)


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