Topic: Ben Bernanke
Fed Chairman Bernanke acknowledged the economy is slowing faster than the Fed previously thoughtNote to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke: It’s happening, Ben. Your assurances of an economic recovery in the second half are in the wind, blown away by the continuing string ...
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. and euro zone governments drowning in debt should look no further than Japan to learn what happens when political deadlock stifles decisive policy-making.As Japan prepares to usher in its sixth prime minister in five years, Moody's this week ...
US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke on Wednesday forecast a moderate surge in growth later this year, but said the Fed is ready with new stimulus measures if the economy continues to stall.Giving a mixed view of the US economy to lawmakers, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Ron Paul, an outspoken critic of the Federal Reserve, called Chairman Ben Bernanke "cocky" on Wednesday in the first hearing he held as the head of a House of Representatives panel that oversees the U.S. central bank.Paul, a ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve of the 13 most important U.S. financial firms were at the brink of failure at the height of the credit crisis in 2008, according to previously undisclosed remarks made by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in November 2009 ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deeply divided U.S. investigative panel issued a scathing critique of the culture of deregulation championed by Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, saying the government had ample power to avert the financial crisis of 2007-2009 and chose not ...
The traditional explanation for the cause of the Great Depression has been that unregulated, excessive speculation in the stock market led to a series of bank failures that, in turn, caused substantial numbers of individuals and families to lose a lifetime of ...
Bernanke defends new bond-buying program; says fears of inflation are `overstated'Worries are overblown that the Federal Reserve's plan to aid the economy could unleash inflation, Chairman Ben Bernanke said.Bernanke's comments come hours after the Fed announced Wednesday that it will buy $600 ...
The Federal Reserve is poised to adopt a new plan to jolt the economy. It's a high-stakes gamble that could shape Chairman Ben Bernanke's legacy. The Fed is all but certain to detail its plan for buying more government bonds when it ...
With unemployment at 9.6 percent, the Federal Reserve is all but certain this week to launch a new program to try to fortify the economy. The Fed's purchases are so vast that they push down the rates on those bonds. A smaller ...
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke got an earful from Congress ...2012-02-02
