Before Paul Volcker became an all-powerful Fed Chief in 1979, the agency frequently deferred to the White House.

Stagflation is more than just a bad macroeconomy, and the Fed is determined to avoid it, Matthew Jeffrey Vegari writes in a ...

In fending off political pressure in his day, the iconic chairman of the Federal Reserve drew inspiration from George Washington.

“Paul Volcker was a giant – literally and figuratively – in monetary policy,” said Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate. “We enjoy low inflation and have enjoyed more than ...

The president didn’t ‘tangle repeatedly’ with the chairman.

Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker, shown in 2008, died Sunday at 92. (Tim Chong/Reuters) There are many reasons to admire Paul A. Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chair who died ...

In 1983 Paul Volcker was reappointed by President Reagan. When he left the Federal Reserve in 1987, bond markets fell on uncertainty about his successor, Alan Greenspan.

Mr. Bernanke and Ms. Yellen are both economists and former chairs of the Federal Reserve. As former chairs of the Federal ...

In 2008, in the wake of the financial crisis, the now 86-year-old Paul Volcker, who served as Fed chairman in the 1970s and 1980s, proposed a ban on big banks making risky bets for their own ...

Paul Volcker is the head of President Barack Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. He previously served two terms as chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987. Volcker was chairman of ...

Paul Volcker, the most important Fed chair of the 20th century, has died. Volcker caused two recessions — and ended the 1970s era of high inflation in the US. by Dylan Matthews.