
Age of Easy Money
Documentary
Overview
Around the country and across the world, the threat of a recession is looming and economic uncertainty is rising as markets, businesses and individuals adjust to a new reality: the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates and pulling back on its epic monetary experiment that started with the Great Financial Crisis. From the award-winning team behind "The Facebook Dilemma" and "Amazon Empire," the two-hour documentary "Age of Easy Money" investigates how the Fed’s experiment has changed the American economy and what it means that the era may be over.
Top Cast


James Jacoby
James Jacoby
Self; Correspondent
James Jacoby
Self; Correspondent
Christopher Leonard
Christopher Leonard
Self; Author, The Lords of Easy Money
Christopher Leonard
Self; Author, The Lords of Easy Money
Mohamed A. El-Erian
Mohamed A. El-Erian
Self; Chief economic advisor, Allianz
Mohamed A. El-Erian
Self; Chief economic advisor, Allianz
Raghuram Rajan
Raghuram Rajan
Self; Fmr. head, Indian Central Bank
Raghuram Rajan
Self; Fmr. head, Indian Central Bank
Nouriel Roubini
Nouriel Roubini
Self; Economist
Nouriel Roubini
Self; Economist
Neel Kashkari
Neel Kashkari
Self; Pres. & CEO, Fed. Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Neel Kashkari
Self; Pres. & CEO, Fed. Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Thomas Hoenig
Thomas Hoenig
Self; Pres., Fed. Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 1991-2011
Thomas Hoenig
Self; Pres., Fed. Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 1991-2011
Richard W. Fisher
Richard W. Fisher
Self; Pres., Fed. Reserve Bank of Dallas, 2005-15
Richard W. Fisher
Self; Pres., Fed. Reserve Bank of Dallas, 2005-15
Sheila Bair
Sheila Bair
Self; Chair, FDIC, 2006-11
Sheila Bair
Self; Chair, FDIC, 2006-11
Jim Chanos
Jim Chanos
Self; Founder, Kynikos Associates
Jim Chanos
Self; Founder, Kynikos Associates
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