A Locked Door, A Secret Meeting And The Birth Of The Fed

Planet Money : #505: A Locked Door, A Secret Meeting And The Birth Of The Fed Image
Planet Money : #505: A Locked Door, A Secret Meeting And The Birth Of The Fed Image

A Locked Door, A Secret Meeting And The Birth Of The Fed

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A 70-year-old man with a bad cold and many mistresses, a nation that’s ambivalent about a central bank, and a secret meeting on an island. Today on the show: The origin story of the Federal Reserve.