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Ben Bernanke
Ben S. Bernanke is current Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve. A distinguished Princeton Economics professor specializing in monetary policy and macroeconomics. Bernanke served the Federal Reserve in... [more]
Ben S. Bernanke is current Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve. A distinguished Princeton Economics professor specializing in monetary policy and macroeconomics. Bernanke served the Federal Reserve in other roles before taking the chair.
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Now that the economy has broken its four-quarter long slump, will Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke be more open to the idea of raising interest rates sometime soon?
- The Buzz Your move Ben Bernanke (nobosh.com)
- The Buzz: Your move, Ben Bernanke (rss.cnn.com)
- Break 'Em Up (emac.blogs.foxbusiness.com)
By John Tamny of Forbes
The great economist Henry Hazlitt once observed that “Economics is haunted by more fallacies than any other study known to man.” Were Hazlitt alive today, he surely would have a field day addressing the numerous economic fallacies offered up by our very own Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke.
From his frequent assertions [...]
From 247wallst.com
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- Ben Bernanke Looks Past the Crisis (feedburner.com)
- Bernanke Urges Overhaul From Cape Resort (thebostonchannel.com)
- Bernanke turns to Congress (syndication.boston.com)
Editor's Note: See Ron Coby's first "letter" to Ben Bernanke here. Dear Mr. Bernanke As a follow-up to my most recent letter I once again want to say thanks. I was so relieved on Wednesday when you announced your decision to keep short-term rates low for an “extended period of time." How kind of you to not take the market's punch bowl away. I also want to congratulate you for doing such a great job of pumping up and propping up the stock and...
From minyanville.com
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- Mortgage rates may be rising, thanks to Bernanke (blogsearch.google.com)
- Bernanke housing gamble may bring pressure to extend Fed aid (rationalreview.com)
Fed Chair Ben Bernanke gave the keynote address closing at a three-day Federal Reserve Bank of Boston conference. Chairman Bernanke's remarks reflected the Conference's theme on financial regulation and supervision after the financial crisis.Length: Published: Today at 8:30am (ET)
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From c-span.org
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United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, noted as a specialist on the 1929 market crash and the Great Depression, would be better off looking at other financial disasters over the centuries for lessons more pertinent to the present crisis. - Martin Hutchinson
From atimes.com
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- Bernanke's Trillion Dollar Decision (paxalles.blogs.com)
CHATHAM Massachusetts Reuters - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday regulators are considering a capital surcharge on large banks as one way to reduce the risk any one firms problems could destabilize the financial system.
From nobosh.com
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- Bernanke puts heat on Congress to reform financial regulation (washingtonpost.com)
- Bernanke: Fed mulling bank capital surcharge (reuters.com)
- 10:10am: Bernanke: Act now on financial overhaul (tribtoday.com)
Al Kamen, Washington Post - Remember the uproar a few months back after AIG and other federal bailout recipients were holding conferences and meetings at luxury resorts? The national outrage caused many TARP recipients to cut such travel, or at least opt for less-opulent venues.Fortunately, the Federal Reserve never took a dime of TARP money. So when Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, who's been worried about the federal deficit, went to speak Oct. 19...
From prorev.com
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- Bernanke's Conferences At Luxury Resorts: Do Lobbyists Show Up? (blogsearch.google.com)
- Bernanke Housing Gamble May Bring Pressure to Extend Fed Aid (news.google.com)
