Milton Friedman--whose effect on monetary policy, especially here at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, is legendary--is one with such sharply refined skills. I might be able to name a few more, but I doubt that I would get much beyond counting the fingers on one hand.
This, in turn, provided room for a lowering of interest rates which helped to mitigate the negative results of the earlier tighter measures. The efforts of individual governments and the international financial community to re-establish financial stability are proving successful.