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Financial markets are a mess around the world. Fingers are pointing at the Fed

When it comes to fighting inflation, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said, "We will keep at it until we are confident the job is done." Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption

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Financial markets are a mess around the world. Fingers are pointing at the Fed

September 29, 2022 • Customarily, the Fed and other central banks do as much as they can to keep markets calm. This time they're the reason behind the volatility.

Financial markets are a mess around the world. Fingers are pointing at the Fed

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Why Is The Fed Sending Billions Of Dollars All Over The World?

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Planet Money

Why Is The Fed Sending Billions Of Dollars All Over The World?

April 21, 2020 • As COVID-19 causes a global meltdown, the world turns to the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker Dies At 92

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker listens to a question as he appears before the Senate Banking Committee in Washington, D.C., in 1980. Chick Harrity/AP hide caption

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Obituaries

Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker Dies At 92

December 9, 2019 • Volcker took the top job at the Federal Reserve in 1979, at a time when inflation was spiraling out of control. He is credited with taming it.

Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker Dies At 92

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Turkey's Central Bank Defies Erdogan With Drastic Interest Rate Hike

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World

Turkey's Central Bank Defies Erdogan With Drastic Interest Rate Hike

September 13, 2018 • These days it's rare for Turkish officials to contradict President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has vowed not to raise rates. But that's what happened Thursday, in an urgent bid to save a deflating lira.

Japan Is Selling Bonds Guaranteed To Lose You Money

Pedestrians stand outside a securities firm in Tokyo Tuesday. Stocks plunged again in Japan, and the interest rate on the benchmark bond fell below zero. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Japan Is Selling Bonds Guaranteed To Lose You Money

February 9, 2016 • With the global economy in turmoil, interest rates on some government debt are falling below zero.

Japan Is Selling Bonds Guaranteed To Lose You Money

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