Permanent historical factsheet

Credit Control Program

United States of America · Economy / Federal Reserve. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1980Date range
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1Places

Chronological records

1980

Paul Adolph Volcker14 March 1980

Washington · Economy / Federal Reserve

With presidential approval, the Federal Reserve imposes a broad credit-control program that includes special reserve requirements and restraints intended to curb rapidly expanding credit and inflationary pressures.

Names involved

Paul Adolph Volcker

Provenance

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