The Lords of Easy Money
How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2022.
Format: Book
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description: viii, 373 pages ; 24 cm
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
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.
Subjects:
Federal Reserve banks.
Income distribution -- United States.
United States -- Economic conditions.
United States -- Economic policy.
Federal Reserve banks.
Income distribution -- United States.
United States -- Economic conditions.
United States -- Economic policy.
ISBN:
9781982166632
Availability | |||
---|---|---|---|
Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BUSINESS Finance Banking Leo | Blythewood | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 6/1/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-341) and index.