The Entire History Of The Federal Reserve In 45 Minutes

I explore the hidden origins of the Federal Reserve and explain how its complex history of crises and interventions continues to shape our modern economy. CHAPTERS 0:00 - The Secret Rail Car 3:45 - The Chaos Before 7:12 - Designing The Fed 10:46 - The Great Depression Failure 13:29 - The Bretton Woods System 16:36 - The End Of Gold 19:31 - Volcker Takes Charge 23:19 - The Greenspan Era 27:56 - The 2008 Collapse 31:11 - Quantitative Easing 34:15 - Yellen and Powell 37:04 - The Pandemic Response 40:38 - The Soft Landing 44:05 - The Lasting Contradiction