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<p><P>Robert Rubin was sworn in as the seventieth U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in January 1995 in a brisk ceremony attended only by his wife and a few colleagues. As soon as the ceremony was over, he began an emergency meeting with President Bill Clinton on the financial crisis in Mexico. This was not only a harbinger of things to come during what would prove to be a rocky period in the global economy; it also captured the essence of Rubin himself&#151;short on formality, quick to get into the nitty-gritty.<P>From his early years in the storied arbitrage department at Goldman Sachs to his current position as chairman of the executive committee of Citigroup, Robert Rubin has been a major figure at the center of the American financial system. He was a key player in the longest economic expansion in U.S. history. With <b>In an Uncertain World</b>, Rubin offers a shrewd, keen analysis of some of the most important events in recent American history and presents a clear, consistent approach to thinking about markets and dealing with the new risks of the global economy.<P>Rubin's fundamental philosophy is that nothing is provably certain. Probabilistic thinking has guided his career in

Author
Rubin, Robert Edward, 1938-; Weisberg, Jacob
Publisher
New York: Random House
Published
2013
Language
EN
ISBN
9780375505850
Subjects
History, Biography, Finance
Rating
3.71 / 5 (329 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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