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Central banks and monetary policy

Financial history

Books on the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan and bank regulation, including memoirs by central bankers and Treasury officials.

26 books on Central banks and monetary policy, 3 of them tier 1, recommended by 12 people including Mohnish Pabrai and Warren Buffett.

26 books · 19 experts

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  1. The AlchemistsNeil Irwin, 2013
  2. Lords of Easy MoneyChristopher Leonard, 2022

The best books on Central banks and monetary policy 26

Lombard StreetLombard Street
T1 Lombard Street
Walter Bagehot · 1873
The founding description of a money market and the lender of last resort.
Open Library
Paper MoneyPaper Money
T1 Paper Money
Adam Smith · 1981
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1
T1 A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1
Allan H. Meltzer · 2003
The institutional history from the inside of the minutes.
Open Library
Secrets of the TempleSecrets of the Temple
T2 Secrets of the Temple
William Greider · 1987
The Volcker Fed from the inside; still the fullest political account.
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Inflation TargetingInflation Targeting
T2 Inflation Targeting
Ben S. Bernanke, Thomas Laubach, Frederic S. Mishkin, Adam S. Posen · 1999
The framework New Zealand invented in 1989, assessed against later adopters.
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The AlchemistsThe Alchemists
T2 The Alchemists
Neil Irwin · 2013
Bernanke, Trichet and King improvising through 2008-2012.
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The Bankers' New ClothesThe Bankers' New Clothes
T2 The Bankers' New Clothes
Anat Admati, Martin Hellwig · 2013
The case that bank equity is cheap and the objections are self-serving.
Open Library
America's BankAmerica's Bank
T2 America's Bank
Roger Lowenstein · 2015
How the Federal Reserve was argued into existence, 1907-1913.
Open Library
“Listed among Klarman's favorite financial-history reads.”Seth Klarman
Recommended bySeth Klarman
The End of AlchemyThe End of Alchemy
T2 The End of Alchemy
Mervyn King · 2016
A former Bank of England governor on why banking is structurally unstable.
Open Library
The Power and Independence of the Federal ReThe Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve
T2 The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve
Peter Conti-Brown · 2016
What Fed independence legally is, versus what people assume.
Open Library
Lords of Easy MoneyLords of Easy Money
T2 Lords of Easy Money
Christopher Leonard · 2022
Quantitative easing told through Thomas Hoenig's dissents.
Open Library
Recommended byThe Rational Walk
The New Lombard StreetThe New Lombard Street
T3 The New Lombard Street
Perry Mehrling · 2010
The central bank as dealer of last resort in a market-based system.
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The Courage to ActThe Courage to Act
T3 The Courage to Act
Ben S. Bernanke · 2015
The Fed chair's own account; read against Leonard and Greider.
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Central Banking 101Central Banking 101
T3 Central Banking 101
Joseph J. Wang · 2021
A former Fed trader on repo, bills and reserve plumbing.
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21st Century Monetary Policy21st Century Monetary Policy
T3 21st Century Monetary Policy
Ben S. Bernanke · 2022
Insider account of the Fed from Burns through the QE era.
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A Primer on Money, Banking, and GoldA Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold
T4 A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold
Peter L. Bernstein · 1965
Open Library unreachable during build; every openlibrary.org query failed with connection errors
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Maestro: Greenspan's FED and the American BoMaestro: Greenspan's FED and the American Boom
T4 Maestro: Greenspan's FED and the American Boom
Bob Woodward · 2000
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Towards a New Paradigm in Monetary Economics
T4 Towards a New Paradigm in Monetary Economics
Joseph E. Stiglitz · 2003
Open Library records the edition year as 2010; Cambridge published it in 2003.
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The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New WThe Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World
T4 The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World
Alan Greenspan · 2007
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
End The FedEnd The Fed
T4 End The Fed
Ron Paul · 2009
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Recommended byNat EliasonBalaji S. Srinivasan
Stress TestStress Test
T4 Stress Test
Timothy F. Geithner · 2014
Insider account by the New York Fed president who ran the $182bn rescue.
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Recommended byBill GatesMohnish PabraiMr. Money MustacheWarren Buffett
The Only Game in TownThe Only Game in Town
T4 The Only Game in Town
Mohamed El-Erian · 2016
Central banks holding rates down because no other authority will act.
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Recommended byMark Cuban
Keeping At ItKeeping At It
T4 Keeping At It
Paul A Volcker · 2018
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Recommended byMichael BloombergRay DalioWarren Buffett
Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian
T4 Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian
James Grant · 2019
Open Library unreachable during build; title listed on grantspub.com books page
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In an Uncertain WorldIn an Uncertain World
T4 In an Uncertain World
Robert E. Rubin, Jacob Weisberg · 2003
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Recommended byMohnish PabraiWarren Buffett
Princes of the Yen: Japan's Central Bankers Princes of the Yen: Japan's Central Bankers and the Transformation of the Economy (East Gate Books)
T4 Princes of the Yen: Japan's Central Bankers and the Transformation of the Economy (East Gate Books)
Richard A. Werner · 2003
A contested but influential reading of the Bank of Japan's credit guidance.
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison

Experts 19

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Authors 7

AS
Adam Smithwrote 1 book here
BG
Bruce Greenwaldwrote 1 book here
JG
James Grantwrote 1 book here
PL
Peter L. Bernsteinwrote 1 book here
RL
Roger Lowensteinwrote 1 book hereJoseph E. Stiglitzwrote 1 book hereAlan Greenspanwrote 1 book here

Recommenders 12

MP
Mohnish Pabrairecommends 6 books hereWarren Buffettrecommends 3 books hereRay Daliorecommends 1 book hereSeth Klarmanrecommends 1 book here
BS
Balaji S. Srinivasanrecommends 1 book hereBill Gatesrecommends 1 book hereMark Cubanrecommends 1 book hereMichael Bloombergrecommends 1 book here
MM
Mr. Money Mustacherecommends 1 book here
NE
Nat Eliasonrecommends 1 book herePatrick Collisonrecommends 1 book here
RW
The Rational Walkrecommends 1 book here
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