Ben Bernanke (2006-2014) and Jerome Powell (2018-present) each inherited a once-in-a-generation challenge. Bernanke fought deflation and a frozen banking system during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC); Powell is battling the strongest inflation surge since the early 1980s. Here’s a side-by-side breakdown of their mind-sets, toolkits, and the political economy that shaped their … [Read more...] about Fed Bernanke vs Powell: How Two Fed Chairs Faced Two Very Different Crises