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[The fall of 2005 marked a watershed event for precious metals markets as President George W. Bush nominated the Chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, Ben Bernanke, to replace outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan at the nation's central ...  

WASHINGTON – Global investors give Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke his highest approval rating since 2009 and expect him to take further action this year to accelerate a revival in the U.S. economy and financial markets. Bernanke, whom ...  

McCullough, like many others, lays responsibility for the past years’ commodity price inflation on the easy-money policy of the Federal Reserve and its chairman, Ben Bernanke. Since late 2008, when the Federal Reserve started to roll out its ...  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify on the economic outlook to the congressional Joint Economic Committee on June 7, the panel said on Thursday. The committee said the hearing would be held at 10 a.m. EDT.  

One day after chairing a hearing on proposals to abolish or overhaul the central bank, the Texas congressman sat down for the first meal of the day Wednesday with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the lawmaker confirmed in a brief interview at the Capitol.  

NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley participates in briefing on 'Job Polarization and Rising Inequality in the Region,' 1330 EDT/1730 GMT. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty ...  

Dan Drezner was kind enough to respond to my post yesterday arguing that central banks shouldn't be independent. He lays out several objections. First of all: he sets up a too-simple dichotomy between "independence" and "political control." The devil is in ...  

Banks have become so restrictive in making mortgages that many worthy homebuyers are being frozen out of the U.S. housing market, and lending practices are not likely to loosen any time soon, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.  

If Congress waits to resolve its differences over spending and taxes until next year, it could have a very unpleasant affect on the economy.That’s the concern one of the Federal Reserve’s most prominent members, William Dudley, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.In an appearance on CNBC and also in a speech before the Council on Foreign Relations on Thursday, Mr. Dudley warned that Congress could damage the economy if it...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that many businesses and consumers are finding it easier to borrow as banks shore up their balance sheets.  

WASHINGTON, May 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said lending conditions remained "tight," but it would be unwise to return to precrisis lending standards.  

CHICAGO -- The US banking system has strengthened since the financial crisis, making some loans more available, but mortgage lending will likely be slow to recover, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said in remarks prepared for a speech Thursday.  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday the U.S. banking system has made substantial progress toward becoming healthier since the financial crisis but noted there still were problem lending areas.  

NEW YORK (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says that many businesses and consumers are finding it easier to borrow as banks shore up their balance sheets.  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday the U.S. banking system has made substantial progress toward becoming healthier since the financial crisis but noted there still were problem lending areas. "Conditions in the banking system ...  

Banks have become so restrictive in making mortgages that many worthy home buyers are being frozen out of the US housing market, and lending practices are not likely to loosen any time soon, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.  

(Reuters) - Banks have become so restrictive in making mortgages that many worthy homebuyers are being frozen out of the U.S. housing market, and lending practices are not likely to loosen any time soon, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ...  

CHICAGO-(Dow Jones)- The banking system has strengthened since the financial crisis, making some loans more available, but mortgage lending will likely be slow to recover, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in remarks prepared for a speech Thursday ...  

REUTERS - Banks have become so restrictive in making mortgages that many worthy home buyers are being frozen out of the U.S. housing market, and lending practices are not likely to loosen any time soon, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.  

CHICAGO -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. banking system has strengthened since the financial crisis and some types of loans are more available, but mortgage lending will likely be slow to recover, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a speech ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called on regulators to stem risks from "shadow banking" operating beyond traditional oversight and favored steps to promote the "resiliency" of money-market funds.  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that the U.S. banking system is stronger and more resilient while still facing challenges on credit quality and liquidity. “Banks still have more to do to restore their health and adapt to ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called on regulators to stem risks from ... U.S. stocks fell Monday and yields on 10-year Treasuries slipped as job creation in the world's biggest economy trailed estimates last week.  

May 10 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday the U.S. banking system has made substantial progress toward becoming healthier since the financial crisis but noted there still were problem lending areas. "Conditions in ...  

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The banking sector is healing and has become more resilient but does not yet have a clean bill of health, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday. “Conditions in the banking system — and the ...  

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Content for now with the current course, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke left open the possibility Wednesday that the Fed will take further action to stimulate the economy and reduce unemployment — but not at the cost ...  

Ben Bernanke Financial Crisis. Ben Bernanke said the Federal Reserve responded to the financial crisis with "the best of bad options." WASHINGTON -- Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Federal Reserve was left ...  

The Federal Reserve knows this, of course -- it is stuffed full of smart people. Its leadership, including Chairman Ben Bernanke, Dan Tarullo (lead governor for overseeing bank capital rules), and Bill Dudley (president of the New York Fed ...  

Even creditworthy borrowers are finding it difficult to get a mortgage nowadays and it's unlikely banks will ease their standards anytime soon, according to Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve. "A return to pre-crisis lending standards ...  

by New York Federal Reserve Bank President William Dudley Thursday to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York: I currently anticipate that the Federal Reserve's federal funds rate target will remain exceptionally ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that many businesses and consumers are finding it easier to borrow as banks shore up their balance sheets. “Notwithstanding the various headwinds, credit conditions in the United States have improved ...  

Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the most powerful central banker in history, had a long and distinguished career as an academic prior to joining the Fed. He is routinely described as one of the leading ...  

WASHINGTON: Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Federal Reserve was left with few good options when it stepped in to shore up the largest US financial institutions ... American International Group and help with the sale of investment ...  

Content for now with the current course, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke left open the possibility Wednesday that the Fed will take further action to stimulate the economy and reduce unemployment -- but not at the cost of high inflation.  

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Conditions in the U.S. banking system have improved, but banks have more work to do to restore health and adapt to the new regulatory environment, said Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday.  

April 27, 2012 1:24 AM[WASHINGTON] Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday dismissed proposals to escalate the Fed's economic stimulus campaign as "reckless", arguing that the costs would be high and the benefits uncertain.  

Bond traders are cutting expectations for U.S. inflation by the most since December, providing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke the scope for additional stimulus as the central bank’s current effort winds down. With six weeks left ...  

USA TODAYBen Bernanke On Financial Crisis: Federal Reserve Employed 'The Best Of Bad ...Huffington PostBy MARTIN CRUTSINGER 04/13/12 04:40 PM ET Ben Bernanke said the Federal Reserve responded to the financial crisis with "the best of bad options." WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Federal Reserve was left with few good options ...Bernanke defends Fed's response to financial crisisUSA TODAYBernanke Highlights Importance...  

Key among those would be US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech late on Monday evening, fourth-quarter earnings report by information technology (IT) major Infosys Technologies and India's industrial ... place to boost a jobs market that ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke left open the possibility Wednesday of further Fed action to stimulate the economy. Speaking at a news conference, Bernanke walked a fine rhetorical line: He signaled that the Fed would act more aggressively ...  

Despite stonewalling by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his cronies in the moneyed institutions of privilege, the recent partial Fed audit and dribbled-out documents sought by news organizations under the Freedom of Information Act are revealing an astounding level of corruption in the institution. There is a revolving door between the Fed boards and the “too-big-to-fail” financial institutions like Citibank, Bank of America, JP...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that many businesses and consumers are finding it easier to borrow ... 13 percent, stocks would drop by half and home values would drop by more than a fifth. Bernanke said loans to U.S ...  

Gold prices are climbing as a mixed batch of U.S. economic news is raising hopes that the Federal Reserve will take steps to bolster growth. Gold rose 1 percent Thursday to $1,660.50 an ounce. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke declared this week that too much borrowing and spending will eventually destroy the nation’s economy. Of course, a number of others have made similar assertions all along, but coming from the Federal Reserve chairman ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke left open the possibility ... "Those tools remain very much on the table," Bernanke said. Its decision to leave its policy unchanged had been widely expected, and reaction in financial markets was muted.  

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that he thinks the U.S. economy will return to its long-term growth of around 3 percent a year despite the weaknesses it still faces. Bernanke made his observation in his ...  

Global demand is our primary economic issue, not outsourcing or competitiveness. "We lack a source of demand to keep the economy growing,” said Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at a recent GWU lecture. The economic recovery will be slow and ...  

And he sprung one on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at a press conference on Wednesday. Unemployment is too high, and you said you expect it to remain too high for years to come. Inflation is under control, and you say that you expect it to remain ...  

The financial crisis stemmed from fundamental breakdowns in both markets and regulation, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday, highlighting the importance of pressing forward with an important overhaul of banking regulations. The stability of the financial system is even more important in the current environment of super-low interest rates...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's policy of being more transparent can be confusing at times, experts say. Bernanke often speaks in public, holds unprecedented press conferences after monetary policy meetings and releases more information ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that many businesses and consumers are finding it easier to borrow as banks shore up their balance sheets. “Notwithstanding the various headwinds, credit conditions in the United States have improved significantly in a number of areas,’’ Bernanke said.  

In what is just the latest in the war of the words  between the nation’s top liberal economist and the nation’s top central banker, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman took Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to task on “This Week” today, saying the head of...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the banking system is stronger and more resilient though it still faces challenges on credit quality and liquidity. "Banks still have more to do to restore their health and adapt to the post-crisis regulatory and ...  

NEW YORK, April 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday subprime mortgages had less to do with the financial crisis than is generally assumed. Speaking at the Russell Sage Foundation and the Century Foundation ...  

Federal Reserve Bank chairman Ben Bernanke has been subject to a significant amount ... the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Survey of Professional Forecasters and the Livingston Survey.  

The 17-year-old also is a quick study in the tactics of Ben Bernanke and fellow Federal Reserve economic ... "I learned about how to deal with money and how to save," said DaVonte Hammond, 17, who wants to study civil engineering in college.  

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke appeared to suggest a fresh round of stimulus for the world's biggest economy would be "very reckless" unless the recovery falters.  

WASHINGTON – Global investors give Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke his highest approval rating since 2009 and expect him to take further action this year to accelerate a revival in the U.S. economy and financial markets. Bernanke ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says he’s trying to save the economy, but he warned Wednesday that he won’t be able to if the president and Congress send the country off a “fiscal cliff.” The central bank has control over interest ...  

In what is just the latest in the war of the words  between the nation’s top liberal economist and the nation’s top central banker, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman took Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to task on “This Week” today ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said credit conditions in the United States are looking up across the economy, but mortgage lending remains constrictive as the nation searches for clarity on the regulatory front. read more  

Josh Atkinson is a high school senior and class valedictorian with a passion for film-making and skateboarding. The 17-year-old also is a quick study in the tactics of Ben Bernanke and fellow Federal Reserve economic titans. "Yes," said Atkinson ...  

Texas employers boosted payrolls by 10,300 jobs last month, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Latest from The Business Journals Texas already adding more jobs in 2012 than last year Texas ...  

The Federal Reserve should be abolished because it inflates the money supply, destroys the purchasing power of our currency, distorts the proper workings of the market economy with boom-and-bust cycles, and allows the federal government to expand without ...  

ECONOMY Banks stronger, Bernanke says Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that the U.S. banking system is stronger and more resilient while still facing challenges on credit quality and liquidity. "Banks...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that many businesses and consumers are finding it easier to borrow as banks shore up their balance sheets. "Notwithstanding the various headwinds, credit conditions in the United States have improved ...  

NEW YORK — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says that many U.S. businesses and consumers are finding it easier to borrow as banks shore up their balance sheets. But he says many creditworthy borrowers are finding it difficult to get ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that many businesses and consumers are finding it easier to borrow as banks shore up their balance sheets. “Notwithstanding the various headwinds, credit conditions in the United States have ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday the U.S. banking system has made substantial progress toward becoming healthier since the financial crisis but noted there still were problem lending areas. “Conditions in the banking ...  

Proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and backed by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Mark Begich (D-AK), The Federal Reserve Independence Act (PDF) would prohibit the leaders of risk-taking firms from simultaneously sitting on a Federal Reserve ...  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reminded lawmakers at a closed-door meeting on Thursday that failing to address automatic spending cuts and tax increases at the end of the year could damage an already fragile economic recovery ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that many businesses and consumers are finding it easier to borrow as banks shore up their balance sheets. "Notwithstanding the various headwinds, credit conditions in the United States have ...  

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told attendees of the 48th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition in Chicago on Thursday that since the financial crisis, “banks have made considerable progress in repairing their balance ...  

ECONOMY Battle not over, Bernanke warns Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank must increase its focus on maintaining financial stability to prevent a repeat of the crisis that caused the worst...  

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says many businesses and consumers are finding it easier to borrow as banks ... spike to 13 per cent, stocks would drop by half and home values would drop by more than a fifth. Bernanke said loans to US homeowners ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, speaking Thursday via teleconference to a Chicago bankers' conference, took an uncharacteristic swipe at community banks, suggesting those institutions might not be as sure-footed as their balance sheets ...  

(AP) NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that many U.S. businesses and consumers are finding it easier to borrow as banks shore up their balance sheets. "Notwithstanding the various headwinds, credit conditions in the ...  

WASHINGTON --  US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's approval rating among global investors is an impressive 75 percent, according to a poll released Thursday. The Bloomberg News poll shows that investors are giving credit to Bernanke and the Fed ...  

Tradervox (Dublin) - Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed his concerns about the expiration of pro-growth policies to a group of senators today. According to some senators who attended the meeting, the Federal Reserve chairman was concerned about ...  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The euro retreated from a three-week high against the dollar on Thursday as weak sentiment data increased concerns about the economic outlook for the euro zone, though losses were limited by the Federal Reserve pledging to be open on more stimulus. Following a two-day policy meeting that finished on Wednesday Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said policymakers were ready to launch another round of bond buying if the U...  

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that the Federal Reserve is working to address the regulatory failures that were exposed by the 2008 financial crisis. But he cautioned that as the financial system evolves, new risks will emerge.  

(Please visit the site to view this media)Laurence Meyer, former Federal Reserve Governor; Randy Kroszner, former Federal Reserve Governor; and CNBC's Steve Liesman, weigh in on their expectations of further quantitative easing and what they hope to hear from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke today, after the Fed wraps up its two day meeting....(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to...  

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, in Atlanta for a financial markets conference, vowed Monday to better monitor and mitigate risks brought about by the nation's banks and financial institutions during the Great Recession....  

The rule, named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, prohibits banks that are backed by federal deposit insurance and that have Fed discount window borrowing privileges from proprietary trading. It also limits their investments in hedge funds.  

They will likely note the slower hiring pace reported by the government. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has cautioned that the economy is growing too slowly to maintain recent declines in the unemployment rate. Until last week, the job market looked ...  

Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that the Federal Reserve is working to address the regulatory failures that were exposed by the 2008 financial crisis. But he cautioned that as the financial system evolves, new risks will emerge. (April 9)  

I will then review recent trends in credit conditions ... Indeed, large banks in the aggregate have more than doubled their holdings of cash and securities since 2009. Large banks have reduced their collective dependence on short-term wholesale funding ...  

Treasuries are down this morning amid the reported drop in new home sales for the month of March. Also, the Federal Reserve will start a two-day meeting with Chairman Ben Bernanke today, with Bernanke scheduled to hold a press conference tomorrow.  

It’s being called the “battle of the beards” — Paul Krugman vs. Ben Bernanke. Both are eminent (and bearded) economists: Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board; Krugman, a Nobel Prize winner and a prominent New York Times columnist.  

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Federal Reserve was left with few good options when it stepped in to shore up the largest U.S. financial institutions during the 2008 crisis. (April 12)  

Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman, defended his record during the economic crisis and highlighted the importance of regulating the economy to ensure stability in a speech in New York Friday. The chairman said that the financial crisis originated from ...  

US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke Thursday signalled that the US banking system is stronger, but added that tight lending continues to constrain the mortgage market. "Banks still have to do more to restore their health and adapt to the post-crisis regulatory and economic environment," Bernanke said in a speech at the Chicago Fed's annual conference on banks....  

Ron Paul, the only remaining official opponent to Mitt Romney in the 2012 Republican presidential primary, and Bernanke ate together at the Federal Reserve's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, during which they had what Paul ...  

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The Federal Reserve needs to focus just as heavily on its regulatory role as its monetary policy operations, Chairman Ben Bernanke stressed Friday. That's the lesson that the Fed chairman took away from the Great Recession.  

The Federal Reserve needs to focus just as heavily on its regulatory role as its monetary policy operations, Chairman Ben Bernanke stressed Friday. That's the lesson that the Fed chairman took away from the Great Recession. "Going forward, for ...  

The Federal Reserve needs to focus just as heavily on its regulatory role as its monetary policy operations, Chairman Ben Bernanke stressed Friday. That's the lesson that the Fed chairman took away from the Great Recession. "Going forward, for ...  

‘Satire’ can help to reveal reality if used creatively! Most Americans are totally unaware of what is now happening with our Monetary Policy and with our Federal Reserve System. Americans listen to our Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, and assume that he has ...  

WASHINGTON — Content for now with the current course, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke left open the possibility Wednesday that the Fed will take further action to stimulate the economy and reduce unemployment — but not at the cost of high inflation.  

WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that the Federal Reserve is working to address the regulatory failures that were exposed by the 2008 financial crisis. But he cautioned that as the financial system evolves, new risks will emerge.  

Last Friday’s disappointing U.S. jobs numbers came as less of a surprise to Ben Bernanke than to many others. The Federal Reserve chairman had warned that the earlier pace of improvement in the labor market might tail off. Unfortunately ...  

WASHINGTON -- American banks have made significant strides in boosting their financial health since the recession, but the same cannot be said of their lending activity, especially for home mortgages, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said.  

Daily BeastThis is Why the Federal Reserve Can't Save the EconomyDaily BeastKocherlakota is not one of my favorite Federal Reserve board members. My own opinion is that tighter money now would be a terrible idea and would harm the economic recovery. But lets think about what sort of bind this puts Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in.Fed Officials Differ on Need to Keep Rates Low to 2014BusinessWeekWhen will the Fed hike interest rates?CNNMoneyYellen...  

In late February Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke started warning lawmakers about the looming "massive fiscal cliff" that would bring the U.S. economy to its knees if Congress cannot agree on long-term fiscal decisions. Bernanke explained that the ...  

WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Federal Reserve was left with few good options when it stepped in to shore up the largest U.S. financial institutions during the 2008 crisis. Bernanke defended the central bank's actions ...  

WASHINGTON — Content for now with the current course, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke left open the possibility Wednesday that the Fed will take further action to stimulate the economy and reduce unemployment — but not at the cost of high inflation.  

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Federal Reserve was left with few good options when it stepped in to shore up the largest U.S. financial institutions during the 2008 crisis. Bernanke defended the central bank's ...  

The Federal Reserve is doing enough to boost the economy, said James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Latest from The Business Journals St. Louis banks post million in Q1 profit What ...  

It’s being called the “battle of the beards” — Paul Krugman vs. Ben Bernanke . Both are eminent (and bearded) economists: Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board; Krugman, a Nobel Prize winner and a prominent New York Times columnist. Krugman accuses Bernanke of being too timid in fighting high unemployment and slow economic growth. Bernanke calls Krugman’s policy proposals “ reckless ...  

Tim Duy: Bernanke's Shift, by Tim Duy: There has been a fierce counterattack to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's assertion that he is indeed the same Professor Bernanke that advised the Bank of Japan a decade ago. See, for example,...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appears to have a penchant for “jelly donut” monetary policy, according to noted hedge fund manager David Einhorn ... A long-time gold bull, Einhorn concluded by saying that “While I hope that ...  

Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Federal Reserve was left with few good options when it stepped in to shore up the largest U.S. financial institutions during the 2008 crisis. Bernanke defended the central bank's actions to support ...  

WASHINGTON – Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Federal Reserve was left with few good options when it stepped in to shore up the largest U.S. financial institutions during the 2008 crisis. While there were risks associated with that ...  

Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Federal Reserve was left with few good options when it stepped in to shore up the largest U.S. financial institutions during the 2008 crisis. Bernanke defended the central bank's actions to support insurance giant ...  

WASHINGTON —Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Federal Reserve was left with few good options when it stepped in to shore up the largest U.S. financial institutions during the 2008 crisis. Bernanke defended the central bank's actions ...  

Let’s take a closer look at who these investors are. They are — in essence — you and me. Bloomberg subscribers from all over the world. They’re not big banks who get to borrow money so cheaply from the Fed that the interest they get paid to park ...  

(KFGO file photo) WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says further bond purchases by the Fed remain "very much on the table" if the economy needs further support. Bernanke says the central bank remains prepared to take additional ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says further bond purchases by the Fed remain "very much on the table" if the economy needs further support. Bernanke says the central bank remains prepared to take additional actions, referring to a possible third ...  

CBC.caBernanke: US Banking System Getting HealthierFox BusinessFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday the US banking system has made substantial progress toward becoming healthier since the financial crisis but noted there still were problem lending areas. "Conditions in the banking system -- and ...Bernanke: Banking Is Stronger, but Lending Still TightWall Street Journal (blog)Bernanke-US banking system healthier after...  

WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke asserted Wednesday that a third round of quantitative easing was an option policy makers would use if necessary. "We remain prepared to do more as needed to make sure that ...  

NEW YORK—The dollar stumbled against the euro after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank remains prepared to ease monetary policy further if necessary. Mr. Bernanke said that the Fed is willing to use its balance sheet ...  

WASHINGTON Content for now with the current course, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke left open the possibility Wednesday that the Fed will take further action to stimulate the economy and reduce unemployment but not at the cost of high inflation.  

April 25 - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the central bank "would not hesitate" to launch another round of bond purchases to keep rates low if it looked like the economy needed it, as his group of policymakers ended a two-day meeting by keeping interest rates near zero. Bobbi Rebell reports.  

April 25 - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. central bank "would not hesitate" to launch another round of bond purchases to drive borrowing costs lower if it looked like the economy needed it. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).  

Washington Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday that the Federal Reserve was left with few good options when it stepped in to shore up the largest US financial institutions during the 2008 crisis. Bernanke defended the central bank's actions to support ...  

For many, US Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has been a skilled central banker who helped the US get through the 2008 global financial crisis and has used a bold array of unconventional policy tools to try to get the recovery going more strongly while ...  

WASHINGTON - Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that the Federal Reserve is working to address the regulatory failures that were exposed by the 2008 financial crisis. But he cautioned that as the financial system evolves, new risks will emerge.  

In today's "Movers & Shakers" Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker reports that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke took on Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman yesterday and called his advice to reduce unemployment by boosting inflation “reckless.”  

There has been a fierce counterattack to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's assertion that he is indeed the same Professor Bernanke that advised the Bank of Japan a decade ago. See, for example, Brad DeLong, David Beckworth, and Ryan Avent.  

One of the board of director members at Florida Capital Bank recently gave notice to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta to possibly buy additional shares of the bank’s common stock that could amount to as much as 85.58 percent of its total common stock outstanding. James Heavener, who is on the board of directors at the bank, and general partner FCG Investors LLLP, gave the Federal Reserve prior notice last week to acquire an additional 24...  

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke had a dire warning for Senate Democrats at a ... But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) reiterated his strong opposition to a House Republican bill to replace the defense sequester with deeper cuts to health care and ...  

NEW YORK (AP) -- The dollar fell sharply against the euro Monday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the U.S. job market is still weak despite recent signs that it is improving. Traders interpreted Bernanke's comments to mean ...  

By Tim Duy: There has been a fierce counterattack to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's assertion that he is indeed the same Professor Bernanke that advised the Bank of Japan a decade ago. See, for example, Brad DeLong, David Beckworth, and Ryan Avent. DeLong identifies this 1999 Bernanke quote: [Si]nce 1991 inflation has exceeded 1% only twice... the slow or even negative rate of price increase points strongly to a diagnosis of...  

When the financial crisis struck in 2008, many economists took comfort in at least one aspect of the situation: the best possible person, Ben Bernanke, was in place as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Times columnist and author will be ...  

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, asked whether his predecessor, Alan Greenspan, deserved blame for the housing crisis, said the academic literature "doesn't put heavy weight on monetary policy" as a culprit ...  

The economic forecast is grim and unemployment rates are skyrocketing, but Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has stressed that the Fed is “entirely prepared to take additional balance sheet actions” if economic recovery is in danger. In ...  

Sandra Pianalto said she was outside her comfort zone. The president and chief executive of the Fourth District Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland usually speaks to groups about the economy…Click to Continue »  

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks finished near the highs of the day Wednesday, as investors digested comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and cheered strong corporate results from big companies including Apple and Boeing.  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke rattled financial markets Wednesday afternoon, as the top U.S. central banker hemmed and hawed his way through a tough round of questioning from a cadre of economic reporters.  

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks finished near the highs of the day Wednesday, as investors digested comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and cheered strong corporate results from big companies including Apple and Boeing. All three major ...  

Content for now with the current course, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke left open the possibility Wednesday that the Fed will take further action to stimulate the economy and reduce unemployment _ but not at the cost of high inflation.  

He has cut interest rates to the bone. He has adopted innovative new methods of monetary easing such as quantitative easing. Again and again he has repeated that while inflation is contained, his main concern is the high level of unemployment in ...  

WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday warned Congress that he would be unable to stem a US debt crisis if lawmakers fail to act get their fiscal house in order. Using uncharacteristically terse language, Bernanke said it ...  

It's being called the "battle of the beards": Paul Krugman versus Ben Bernanke. Both are eminent (and bearded ... This then allows the Fed to be more aggressive in cutting interest rates to fight unemployment. If inflationary expectations ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has met and talked regularly with lawmakers from both parties during his second term, including with some of the central bank’s recent critics. A frequent visitor to Capitol Hill offices, Bernanke has also ...  

I'll leave it to others to parse Ben Bernanke's policies. Instead, I'll do the crucial work of parsing Ben Bernanke's beard. This is from my Atlantic advice column, "What's Your Problem?": My answer, which follows the question from reader W.B., was ...  

Meanwhile, the so-called Volcker Rule, named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, is still being shaped by policymakers at the Federal Reserve. The rule is meant to limit or ban banks making bets on the market with their own money ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke spoke to a group of senators today about the potential harm to the economy from the expiration of several pro-growth policies, according to senators who attended the meeting. Bernanke discussed the ...  

Global investors give Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke his highest approval rating since 2009 and expect him to take further action this year to accelerate a revival in the U.S. economy and financial markets. Bernanke, whom Republican ...  

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says further bond purchases by the Fed remain “very much on the table” if the economy needs further support. Bernanke says the central bank remains prepared to take additional actions, referring to a ...  

Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, spoke recently of the need for the Fed to continue to aggressively monitor and regulate the financial sector to avoid any future financial meltdowns. Bernanke’s comments were made during a speech in Stone ...  

(RTTNews) - The U.S. dollar declined against most major currencies in early Asian deals on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the economy is "far from recovering from credit crisis." In a speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of ...  

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke left the door open for more stimulus measures ahead. U.S. stocks climbed Wednesday on news the Federal Open Market Committee remained ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has repeated that conditions warranting ... an inflationary fire,” says Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher, according to Bloomberg. Many business leaders are saying, “please, no ...  

NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - Global shares jumped on W ednesday after stellar earnings from Apple Inc bolstered optimism over corporate earnings and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank was prepared to do more to aid the ...  

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The dollar stumbled against the euro after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank remains prepared to ease monetary policy further if necessary. Bernanke said that the Fed is willing to use its balance ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke got it precisely backward last week when he blamed the Chris Dodd Bear Market and Recession on years of high leverage, unstable funding, and deficient risk management by the financial industry. The housing bubble with its subprime mortgages, he asserted, served merely as the trigger. Yes, banks irresponsibly wrote mortgages for millions of unqualified borrowers. Wall Street exacerbated matters by bundling...  

STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia -(Dow Jones)- More regulatory action may be needed to safeguard the money-market mutual-fund industry, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in ... The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which has taken the lead ...  

Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Federal Reserve was left with few good options when it stepped in to shore up the largest U.S. financial institutions ... American International Group and help with the sale of investment bank Bear ...  

(Please visit the site to view this media)Frederic Mishkin, former Federal Reserve Board governor, breaks down Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech today and what it reveals about the state of the economy....(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.  

He is routinely described as one of the leading scholars of the monetary causes of the Great Depression of 1929-1940, ranking only behind Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz whose magisterial A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 is ...  

Ben Bernanke’s colleagues at the US Federal Reserve left him ... But in their individual forecasts of future interest rates – the publication of which was an innovation that only started in January – only four of the 17 FOMC participants continued ...  

On April 25 Obama’s Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke (pictured) boosted his outlook for U.S. economic growth this year and is slightly more optimistic about the unemployment rate, (first link below) yet as recently as February 7, Bernanke warned of the...  

WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Federal Reserve was left with few good options when it stepped in to shore up the largest U.S. financial institutions ... International Group and help with the sale of investment bank ...  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may use his press conference on Wednesday to clarify what conditions would warrant a change in policy, said Tim Porcelli, chief U.S. economist at RBC Capital Markets. The FOMC starts its two-day meeting on ...  

WASHINGTON -- It's being called the "battle of the beards" -- Paul Krugman versus Ben Bernanke. Both are eminent (and bearded) economists: Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board; Krugman, a Nobel Prize winner and a prominent New York Times columnist.  

WASHINGTON — It's being called the “battle of the beards” — Paul Krugman versus Ben Bernanke. Both are eminent (and bearded) economists: Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board; Krugman, a Nobel Prize winner and a prominent New ...  

MASON CITY — It’s an easy stretch to figure out why Kim ... to a question and answer session with Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke. The group will also have a Socratic discussion among its members — a “what if” type of session that will feature ...  

For example, Econo-critic Paul Krugman of The New York Times would probably say he saw a clenched fist within the ink stain of Ben Bernanke's statement and ... people who threw a five-day fit three weeks ago—after the Fed's March meeting ...  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. primary dealers saw asset purchases as the most likely policy tool the Federal Reserve would use to give the economy another boost, according to a survey done last month. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York surveyed ...  

Resource stocks strengthened in Asia on Thursday after Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve chairman, did not rule out additional measures to stimulate the US economy. Sentiment improved after Mr Bernanke said the Fed believed monetary policy was “in the right ...  

... to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Latest from The Business Journals Top of the List: Ohio LEED-certified spaces Cleveland Fed's Pianalto says economy picking up Cleveland Fed’s ...  

Ben Bernanke warned the Federal Reserve would be powerless to keep the economy from disaster if Congress fails to keep the country from falling off what economists call a looming "fiscal cliff." In a press conference Wednesday to discuss the Fed ...  

The shifting economic landscape may be pushing most analysts to ruminate over how the Federal Reserve‘s official forecasts will react, but don’t forget: there’s still a policy statement and a Ben Bernanke press conference to deal with, too.  

Why are stocks up today? You can thank the long reach of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Love him or hate him, love QE3 (quantitative easing) or hate QE3, Mr. Bernanke has gotten good at this game. Mr. Bernanke said the Fed "remains prepared to do more" to help ...  

Paul Krugman is now so far into outer space with ridiculous economic proposals that even Helicopter Ben Bernanke recognizes Krugman’s proposals as “reckless”. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke took on Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman ...  

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday as investors took solace from a statement from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that U.S. monetary policy was “more or less in the right place.” Bernanke added that the U ...  

The aim of the Volcker rule, named for former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, is to prohibit banks from speculating with federally insured deposits. In theory, it makes sense. As a practical matter, it’s hard to differentiate between a ...  

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The U.S. economy has yet to fully recover from the effects of the financial crisis, and regulators must continue to find new ways to strengthen the banking system, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said.  

Wall Street banks have been lobbying to weaken the rule since it was originally proposed by its namesake, former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, and now that it is just months away from finalization, their efforts are getting stronger.  

...but not central banking (i.e., government controlling the money supply). In response to my previous post about Milton Friedman never repudiating the Federal Reserve, LRC reader Michael Thierauf sent me this interview of Milton Friedman from 1994 in which he states that he has long been in favor of abolishing it—but not (it seems to [...]  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke doesn’t sound very happy with the state of affairs in a crucial part of the financial system. In a speech Monday night, Mr. Bernanke highlighted the lack of progress in overhauling something called the tri ...  

This is another state of the Krugman post. You and I, flies on the insider walls, know that Ben Bernanke is a full professor at Our Betters U. — in other words, deeply involved in running his chunk of the State for the lords and ladies who govern us. Like all retainers Bernanke works for a living, but as Chairman of the Fed he's very high up.Paul Krugman is now acknowledging the same thing, and becoming less and less collegial in the process...  

STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday banks need to have more capital at hand in order to ensure the financial system is stable. Bernanke said regulators were taking steps to force financial ...  

Restraints on credit for home buyers and home builders alike continue to impede the housing and economic recovery, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said last week in an address to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Board of Directors in Orlando.  

Banks profit by making loans, not refusing them. So why are banks making fewer loans to small business these days? On March 29, at a lecture at George Washington University, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke innocuously remarked that lately “small businesses have … found it difficult to get credit.” Too bad that none of the students at the lecture thought to ask him why. A case can be made that the Fed is partially responsible. Bankers...  

The Fed and other bank regulators proposed Volcker rule regulations in October and regulators say they are seeking to write rules by July 2012, but Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in February that it is unlikely that the Volcker rule ...  

Ben Bernanke, 2012: >There's this view circulating that the views I expressed about 15 years ago on the Bank of Japan are somehow inconsistent with our current policies. That is absolutely incorrect. My views and our policies today are completely consistent with the views that I held at that time. I made two points at that time to the Bank of Japan. The first was that I believe that a determined central bank could and should work to eliminate...  

(Please visit the site to view this media)More regulatory action may be needed to safeguard the money-market mutual-fund industry, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a speech Monday night. Michael Derby has details on The News Hub. ...(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.  

It would be so easy for Ben Bernanke to say: "We have a 2%/year inflation target, and also strive for maximum feasible employment and purchasing power by attempting to keep the unemployment rate close to what we believe to be its natural rate. Whenever the unemployment rate is below what we believe to be its natural rate, we expect inflation to rise and so are unhappy--and believe additional tightening is warranted--unless inflation is below...  

Twitter / @justinwolfers: >Q1 for Bernanke: Are inflation expectations anchored? If so, doesn't this allow for easier policy than in an estimated Taylor Rule? >Q2 for Bernanke: Can you reconcile current policy with Qvigstad's criteria: Inflation is forecast to be below target & unemployment above.  

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday banks ... Whether big banks have sufficient levels of capital to protect against possible losses has been an ongoing source of contention. A call by the head of the International Monetary Fund ...  

STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia (Reuters) - The U.S. economy has yet to fully recover from the effects of the financial crisis, and regulators must continue to find new ways to strengthen the banking system, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday.  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank is considering identifying the interest-rate forecasts of individual policy makers as it reviews ways to improve its communications with the public. The Fed is looking “for ways to ...  

Paul Krugman doubled down on criticism of Ben Bernanke on Sunday, telling ABC's "This Week" that the Fed Chairman has "been assimilated by the Borg." “I think what’s happened to Bernanke, as they say, he’s been assimilated by the Borg," he said.  

[Ben Bernanke-1999):](http://www.princeton.edu/~pkrugman/bernanke_paralysis.pdf) >The argument that current monetary policy in Japan is in fact quite accommodative rests largely on the observation that interest rates are at a very low level. I do hope that readers who have gotten this far will be sufficiently familiar with monetary history not to take seriously any such claim based on the level of the nominal interest rate…. A more respectable...  

Jeffrey Lacker, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, will give a talk to business and local government officials at the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro tonight. Lacker, one of the 12 Federal Reserve regional presidents who together set key benchmark interest rates for the country, will speak on the topic "Technology, Unemployment and Workforce Development in a Rapidly Changing World." Lacker's speech will be posted online...  

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[SNIP]... Intellectual discourse is, of course, extraordinarily valuable in reaching truth. In this sense, I welcome the opportunity to discuss my views on the economy and monetary policy and how they may differ with those of you here at the Fed. That said, I suspect my views are so different from those of you here today that my comments will be a complete failure in convincing you to do what I believe should be done, which is to close down...