A Term At The Fed.A Term At The Fed Laurence H. Meyer HarperBusiness 10 E. 53rd St., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of NY 10022-3299 0060542705 $26.95 www.amazon.com It's rare that a former governor of the Federal Reserve takes pen in hand to write about Fed politics, policies and economics, which makes Laurence H. Meyer's A Term At The Fed : An Insider's View all the more surprising and important: here former Fed Governor of the Board Meyer provides an intriguing in·trigue n. 1. a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot. b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes. 2. A clandestine love affair. v. insider's viewpoint of workings behind the scenes at the Fed. The Federal Reserve has been called the most powerful institution in America, but relatively few modern Americans have any inkling in·kling n. 1. A slight hint or indication. 2. A slight understanding or vague idea or notion. [Probably alteration of Middle English (a) ningkiling, of how it operates or makes policy decisions. Meyer's firsthand first·hand adj. Received from the original source: firsthand information. first analysis provides an excellent historical overview and survey of the Fed's operations and should be considered essential reading for any American businessman and/or economist. |
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