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THE PENGUIN PRESS
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Copyright © Neil Irwin, 2013
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Photograph credits appear here.
ISBN 978-1-101-60580-6
To my parents, Co and Nancy Irwin
Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Time Line
Introduction: Opening the Spigot
Part I:
RISE OF THE ALCHEMISTS, 1656–2006
ONE. Johan Palmstruch and the Birth of Central Banking
TWO. Lombard Street, Rule Britannia, and Bagehot’s Dictum
THREE. The First Name Club
FOUR. Madness, Nightmare, Desperation, Chaos: When Central Banking Goes Wrong, in Two Acts
FIVE. The Anguish of Arthur Burns
SIX. Spinning the Roulette Wheel in Maastricht
SEVEN. Masaru Hayami, Tomato Ketchup, and the Agony of ZIRP
EIGHT. The Jackson Hole Consensus and the Great Moderation
Part II:
PANIC, 2007–2008
NINE. The Committee of Three
TEN. Over by Christmas
ELEVEN. A Wall of Money
Part III:
AFTERMATH, 2009–2010
TWELVE. The Battle for the Fed
THIRTEEN. The New Greek Odyssey
FOURTEEN. The King’s Speech
FIFTEEN. The Perilous Maiden Voyage of the QE2
Part IV:
THE SECOND WAVE, 2011–2012
SIXTEEN. The Chopper, the Troika, and the Deauville Debacle
SEVENTEEN. The President of Europe
EIGHTEEN. Escape Velocity
NINETEEN. Super Mario World
TWENTY. Governor Zhou’s Chinese Medicine
AFTERWORD: Back to Jackson
Photographs
Acknowledgments
A Note on Sources
Notes
Image Credits
Index
Time Line
November 30, 1656—Johan Palmstruch’s Stockholms Banco is chartered by Swedish king Karl X Gustav.
1661—Stockholms Banco issues the first paper banknotes in Europe.
September 17, 1668—After Stockholms Banco collapses, the Swedish Riksbank is created. It remains the country’s central bank until this day.
July 27, 1694—King William III charters the Bank of England.
May 10, 1866—British bank Overend, Gurney & Co. fails, sparking a panic in the London money markets. The Bank of England floods the banking system with liquidity, acting as lender of last resort.
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