CHAIR: Run the Fed

Run the Federal Reserve

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Set rates. Run QE. Manage a crisis. Every cause-and-effect matches real monetary economics - no invented mechanics. Six crisis decks. Free to play. Play as Fed Chair. Shape the economy. CHAIR puts you in charge of the Federal Reserve for a four-year term. Set interest rates, deploy quantitative easing, and navigate six unique economic crises, each built on real monetary economics. Every decision ripples through the economy. Raise rates to fight inflation, and unemployment climbs. Cut too fast, and credibility crumbles. The market watches your every move. REAL ECONOMICS, REAL TRADEOFFS - Transmission chain: rates → growth → unemployment → inflation - Self-fulfilling inflation expectations anchored to your credibility - Four stakeholder factions with competing demands - Equity markets that react to your policy decisions - 147 unique events with condition-gated late-game content SIX SCENARIOS - AI Disruption: Hold steady under pressure to act - The Housing Trap: Your main tool makes housing worse - Tariff Shock: Don't tighten into a supply shock - Geopolitical Fracture: Multiple shocks hit simultaneously - The Debt Reckoning: Rate hikes widen the deficit - Fiscal Dominance: Fiscal offset overwhelms your tools Built by an economics nerd, for everyone. The real tradeoffs are dramatic enough, no need to invent fake ones. Can you earn reappointment?

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  • 5.0
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    Information

    Seller
    • Christopher Riley
    Size
    • 2.7 MB
    Category
    • Simulation
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Chris Riley
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