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BEN BERNANKE

A long-time economics professor at Princeton, Ben S. Bernanke became the nation's chief banker as chairman of Federal Reserve System in February of 2006. Critics say he was slow to react to the market meltdown, but Bernanke has led some of the most interventionist and controversial Fed actions in its history.

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Bernanke: Fed Bailout Creates Two Societiesmore

Last week under Dodd-Frank regulations, U.S. taxpayers received answers to the question we have asked for 2 years:...

Bernanke Says Fed Failed to See Broader Risks From Housingmore

Federal Reserve policy makers failed to foresee a threat to the financial system from the housing market in 2005 in...

Bernanke Attacks the Recession with Overwhelming Forcemore

Call it Ben Bernanke's "shock and awe" campaign. On Dec. 16, the Federal Reserve announced that it is...

Treasuries, Dollar Rise on Prospect of Fed Buying; Euro Weakensmore

Treasuries rose and the dollar snapped a three-day decline after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the...

Bernanke ‘Confident’ Small U.S. Banks Will Overcome Challengesmore

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said small and mid-size U.S. banks have a “vital role” in supporting the U.S.

Bernanke Says High Unemployment, Housing Restrain U.S. Growthmore

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said high levels of joblessness and home foreclosures are restraining the U.S.

Bernanke Invokes Friedman’s Legacy in Defense of New Stimulusmore

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke invoked the inflation-fighting legacy of the late Nobel laureate economist...

Why Consumer Prices Are Flat Despite Fed Stimulusmore

Consumer prices are discussed as being stagnant despite an influx of Fed stimulus and money printing in this essay by...

Bernanke Starts Dialogue With Public, Pledges to Keep Stimulusmore

Ben S. Bernanke, at the first press conference by a Federal Reserve Chairman following a policy meeting, said the...

Bernanke’s Secret to Success: Avoiding Gaffes, Economists Saymore

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke avoided saying anything yesterday at his first press conference that shocked...

FRB: Press Release--Federal Reserve requests comment on a proposed rul...more

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

Bernanke Says Debt Limit Shouldn’t Be ‘Bargaining Chip’ (1)more

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke cautioned lawmakers against using the federal debt limit as a “bargaining...

Bernanke Cautions Against Using Debt Limit as ‘Bargaining Chip’more

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke cautioned lawmakers against using the federal debt limit as a “bargaining...

Bernanke Cautions Against Using Debt Limit as ‘Bargaining Chip’more

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke cautioned lawmakers against using the federal debt limit as a “bargaining...

Fed Briefings to Let Bernanke Frame Policy Moves, Reinhart Saysmore

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will be able to frame policy decisions before other officials by holding...

Bernanke Confirmed by Senate for Second Term at Fed (Update3)more

Ben S. Bernanke won Senate approval for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman, as supporters who credited his...

Bernanke Urges Avoiding ‘Burdensome’ Financial Rules: Videomore

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke speaks at Fed banking conference in Chicago about the challenge of...

Bernanke Urges Avoiding ‘Burdensome’ Financial Regulations (1)more

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the government must avoid imposing burdensome rules on financial...

Bernanke Says U.S. Budget Deficit Threatens to Slow Growthmore

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the growing U.S. budget deficit could push borrowing costs higher and...

Bernanke’s Secret to Success in News Briefing: Avoid Gaffes (1)more

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke avoided saying anything yesterday at his first press conference that shocked...

Bernanke Starts Dialogue With Public, Vows to Keep Stimulus (1)more

Ben S. Bernanke, at the first press conference by a Federal Reserve Chairman following a policy meeting, said the...

Bernanke Says Ending Bond-Buying Unlikely to Have Major Impactmore

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the end of the Fed’s $600 billion bond-buying program in June probably...

Bernanke Says ‘A Couple of Meetings’ Before Actionmore

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank’s pledge to keep interest rates low for an “extended...

Bernanke Saved the World From a Great Depression, Ferguson Saysmore

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke saved the global economy from falling into a great depression by...

FRB: Speech--Bernanke, The Economics of Happiness--May 8, 2010more

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

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