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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is the former US Federal Reserve chairman who recently died at 92?
A
Ernest Hemingway
B
Paul Volcker
C
Jim Mattis
D
Rex Tillerson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jerome H. Powell first took office as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on February 5, 2018, for a four-year term. He was reappointed to the office and sworn in for a second four-year term on May 23, 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alan Greenspan served five terms as chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Detailed explanation-3: -(September 5, 1927 – December 8, 2019) was an American economist who served as the 12th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987. During his tenure as chairman, Volcker was widely credited with having ended the high levels of inflation seen in the United States throughout the 1970s and early 1980s.

Detailed explanation-4: -Appointed by U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan to fill Paul A. Volcker’s term as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Greenspan took office on August 11, 1987.

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