Season 3, Episode 5. Financial crises don’t always happen because of missteps or exuberance in financial markets. Today we tell the story of how the Federal Reserve responded to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.

Go to www.centralverse.org for full episode transcript and interactive graphics explaining how modern central banks work today. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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