Paul Volker

• Once of the world's most respected  and experienced bankers
• Incredible high-level banking experience
• being on the gold standard in 70s
• Leaving gold standard under Nixon
• 70s Oil crisis
• 1981 Recession
• 2008 Panic
• etc, etc,e tc
• Federal Reserve Chair under presidents Carter and Reagan
• Deputy Treasury Secretary under president Nixon

2018 Outlook

• Is concerned that "We're in a hell of a mess"
• Politicians aren't addressing huge federal deficit and debt issues
• Missing cooperation, vision, unity and fortitude to tackle problems