Ben Bernanke

[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 ...  

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.  

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 ...  

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.  

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.  

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 ...  

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 ...  

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 ...  

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.  

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 ...  

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 ...  

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, 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 ...