• Join Puck

    Directly Supporting Authors

    A new economic model in which writers are also partners in the business.

    Personalized Subscriptions

    Customize your settings to receive the newsletters you want from the authors you follow.

    Stay in the Know

    Connect directly with Puck talent through email and exclusive events.

  • What is puck? Newsletters Authors Podcasts Events Gift Puck Careers

Jay Powell, The Next ’08 & The Great Taper Tantrum

Regarding a few questions on my mind and in my inbox.

Jerome Powell
At a time when the investment banking business should be booming, many Wall Street executives are sitting on their hands, or twiddling their thumbs, wondering why they aren’t busier. Photo: Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images
William D. Cohan
July 11, 2021

Since I began writing my column for Puck, I’ve been inundated with feedback about Wall Street’s biggest characters and concerns. I’ll be engaging with some of those questions here—in addition to a few observations of my own.