17 sats \ 2 replies \ @denlillaapan OP 8 Nov \ parent \ on: MONEY CLASS OF THE DAY: Fed Independence and Can Trump Really Fire Powell? econ
Don't know off the top of my head but doesn't sound implausible.
Best Google gives me is this: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/bernanke-aims-job-market-latest-bid-revive-faltering-recovery-flna997335#:~:text=But%20Bernanke%20told,of%20the%20public.%E2%80%9D
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 8 Nov
I thought it was Arthur Burns, but it didn't come up quickly in my searches.
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16 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan OP 8 Nov
Not a bad guess. He's usually considered a weak chair, letting inflation run away before Volcker came in and crushed it basically
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