1. The Stock Market Crash
... was very little margin relative to the value of the market. The new President of the Federal Reserve Board, Adolph Miller, tightened the monetary policy and set out to lower the stock prices since he perceived that speculation led stocks to be overpriced, causing damage to the economy. Also, in the beginning of 1929, the interest rate charged on broker loans rose tremendously. This policy reduced the amount of broker loans that originated from banks ... be strong, which could be one of the causes of the crash.. After the crash, production fell nearly 50% from the business cycle peak in ...
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