Frontline The Power of the Fed (Season 39, Episode 22)
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TV Episode | Documentary, News

Frontline

The Power of the Fed (Season 39, Episode 22)

TV-PG

TV Episode | Documentary, News

When COVID-19 struck, the Federal Reserve stepped in to try to avert economic crisis. As the country's central bank continues to pump billions of dollars into the financial system daily, who is benefiting and at what cost?

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Sheila Bair Self - Fmr. Chair FDIC 2006-11 Self - Fmr. Chair FDIC 2006-11 See fewer	Nightly Business Report (1979)
Ben Bernanke Self - Fmr. Federal Reserve Chairman (archive footage) Self - Fmr. Federal Reserve Chairman (archive footage) See fewer	American Casino (2009)
William D. Cohan Self - Writer and Fmr. Banker (as William Cohan) Self - Writer and Fmr. Banker (as William Cohan) See fewer	The Con (I) (2020)
Stanley Druckenmiller Self - Investor Self - Investor See fewer	Stars and Strife (2020)
Mohamed El-Erian Self - Chief Economic Advisor, Allianz (as Mohamed A. El-Erian) Self - Chief Economic Advisor, Allianz (as Mohamed A. El-Erian) See fewer	PBS News Hour (1975)
Peter R. Fisher Self - Federal Reserve Bank of NY, 1985-2001 Self - Federal Reserve Bank of NY, 1985-2001 See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Richard Fisher Self - Fmr. President & CEO Fed. Reserve Bank of Dallas 2005-15 (as Richard W. Fisher) Self - Fmr. President & CEO Fed. Reserve Bank of Dallas 2005-15 (as Richard W. Fisher) See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Jeremy Grantham Self - Co-Founder, GMO LLC Self - Co-Founder, GMO LLC See fewer	Years of Living Dangerously (2014)
Andrew Huszar Self - Fmr. Federal Reserve Bank of NY Self - Fmr. Federal Reserve Bank of NY See fewer	Frontline (1983)
James Jacoby Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Ron Johnson Self - U.S. Senator, Wisconsin (archive footage) Self - U.S. Senator, Wisconsin (archive footage) See fewer	PBS News Hour (1975)
Neel Kashkari Self - President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Self - President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis See fewer	PBS News Hour (1975)
Howard Marks Self - Co-Chairman, Oaktree Capital Management Self - Co-Chairman, Oaktree Capital Management See fewer	The Price of Everything (2018)
Lev Menand Self - Economist Federal Reserve Bank of NY 2016-17 Self - Economist Federal Reserve Bank of NY 2016-17 See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Rand Paul Self - U.S. Senator, Kentucky (archive footage) Self - U.S. Senator, Kentucky (archive footage) See fewer	SenatorRandPaul (2011)
Karen Petrou Self - Author, Engine of Inequality Self - Author, Engine of Inequality See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Jerome Powell Self - Federal Reserve Chair (archive footage) Self - Federal Reserve Chair (archive footage) See fewer	Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis (2018)
Dion Rabouin Self - Markets Editor, Axios Self - Markets Editor, Axios See fewer	Dion Rabouin WSJ (2021)
Sarah Bloom Raskin Self - Federal Reserve Board of Governors, 2010-14 Self - Federal Reserve Board of Governors, 2010-14 See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Joseph Stiglitz Self - Economist Self - Economist See fewer	Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019)
Janet Yellen Self - Fmr. Federal Reserve Chair (archive footage) Self - Fmr. Federal Reserve Chair (archive footage) See fewer	PBS News Hour (1975)