Back from the Brink: The Greenspan Years

Back from the Brink: The Greenspan Years

by StevenK.Beckner (Author)

Synopsis

Thorough and timely ...essential reading for those who seek insight into the process and the personalities that will shape Fed policy. -Barron's A compelling and intricate portrait of the enigmatic Alan Greenspan and the powerful institution he heads Steven Beckner, as knowledgeable a Fed watcher as there is in the land, has done a great job telling the story of the challenging and successful Greenspan years. -L. William Seidman Chief Commentator, CNBC, and former head of the FDIC Beckner does a yeoman's job of chronicling the Fed policy of the past decade. -Business Week No matter what [Beckner] writes these days, people on Wall Street assign magical properties to his words. -Michael Lewis New York Times Magazine Fed watcher extraordinaire Steven Beckner chronicles the incredible tenure of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan...Read and reread this extraordinary book. -Dow Jones Asset Management Accessible to the financially uninitiated, this dynamic, seemingly day-to-day chronicle may be the ultimate Fed watcher's guide. -Publishers Weekly

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 23 Jan 1997

ISBN 10: 0471161276
ISBN 13: 9780471161271

Media Reviews
Essential reading for those who seek insight into the process and the personalities that shape Fed policy during the next phase of the Greenspan era. --Barron's
Author Bio
STEVEN K. BECKNER is a financial writer whose reporting sends ripples through the markets with the so--called Beckner Effect (The New York Times). For the last eleven years, he has been a reporter for Market News Service, a wire service specializing in information on and for the markets. He is also a frequent guest on National Public Radio where he demystifies economic and financial developments.