A Term at the Fed

By Laurence H. Meyer

Subjects: Nonfiction, Monetary policy, Federal Reserve banks, Federal reserve banks, United States, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), Business, Board of governors of the federal reserve system (u.s.), Monetary policy, united states, United States. Federal Open Market Committee, Finance

Description: A personal journey through six years of service during one of the most tumultuous periods in world economic historyLaurence H. Meyer's first-hand experience during his tenure on the Fed's Board of Governors sheds light on the most prosperous time in its history. With an insider's view, he offers detailed and in-depth information about the Asian Financial Crisis, the Long Term Capital disaster, the stock market meltdown, and September 11.In A Term at the Fed, Meyer provides readers with a behind-the-scenes view of life at the Fed, during a time of unprecedented growth and subsequent economic malaise. Meyer's intriguing stories give never-before-seen glimpses of one of the country's most powerful institutions.