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- Two Cents for Ben Bernanke
- Sure, talk may be cheap, but for the proposed Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, it might pay to listen. Who would have thought economists were such an opinionated bunch? Filling the enormous shoes of outgoing chairman Alan Greenspan, who guided t Sure, talk may be cheap, but for the...
- Research articles 2005-12-01
- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Praises Microenterprise in the United States and Encourages Banks to Get Involved
- Remarks Come at Summit Presented by Accion Texas and Citi to Explore Growing Role of Microlending in the U.S. Economy
- Research articles 2007-11-07
- Ram Charan Grades the President
- The influential management guru gives President Obama and his team high marks for their management of the economic crisis and discusses what the auto industry must do to right itself. Think of the Obama administration...
- Articles 2009-04-23
- 5 Things That Could Kill the Housing Recovery
- The recession can't end until housing bounces back. There are many small signs of hope — and five big reasons to be cautious. ...
- Articles 2009-07-08
- Fed Chairman Comes to Banks' Defense on New Credit-Card Rules
- A major power play is underway in Congress that will determine how soon you will get relief from abusive credit-card practices. The roundabout tussle pits U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, Democratic chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, against Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank. Bernanke...
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
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- Update: Should Ben Bernanke Serve A Second Term? Economists Say Yes
- This post was updated August 12, 2009 Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Benjamin Bernanke reaches the end of his four-year term in January. The position is appointed by the president, rather than elected, but Bernanke nonetheless has started a 2010 campaign, of sorts, with a town-hall meeting in...
- Blog posts 2009-07-30
- Wall Street holds gains as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks
- NEW YORK -- Wall Street held on to sharp gains Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave no clues about the central bank's intentions when it meets to discuss interest rates next week. Traders had been hoping Bernanke would give some indication during a speech to Germany's...
- Research articles 2007-09-11
- Ben Bernanke's Outlook for the Economy
- A few quick reactions to Ben Bernanke's speech today where he talks about something of concern recently--namely, how the Fed will view changes in the value of the dollar. If the dollar begins to fall, that will increase the price of imported goods and materials used in...
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Statement of Aetna Chairman and CEO Ronald Williams Regarding Comments on Health Care Made by the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank
- Acknowledges That Nation Can Do Better in Providing People with High Quality, Affordable Health Care HARTFORD, Conn. -- Aetna (NYSE: AET) Chairman and CEO Ronald A. Williams today made the following comments regarding the testimony of Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke: "In testimony today before the Senate...
- Research articles 2008-06-16
- Commentary: The many worries of Ben Bernanke
- What makes the sub-prime mortgage crisis so challenging for the Federal Reserve Board is that this is the first time that America's central bank is reacting to a real economic predicament without a chairman named Alan Greenspan. Now the job falls to the relatively new and untested...
- Research articles 2007-09-21
- Dollar mixed before Bernanke speech
- LONDON AFP — The dollar was mixed against the euro and yen in European trade on Friday as investors awaited a speech by US central bank chief Ben Bernanke following recent volatility in the housing sector. The euro rose to 1.3714 dollars, from 1.3628 dollars in New York late...
- Research articles 2007-08-31
- Bank of America's Tangle with the SEC is Quickly Settled
- Tyler Durden submits: Update: All is now taken care of - BAC settles with the SEC for $33 million, less than an hour after the suit becomes public. And... it's gone. The market ramp can now continue with commercial interruptions from the Federal Reserve of the United States....
- External links 2009-08-04
- Ken Lewis: Whistleblower?
- George Weinbaum submits: "[Fed] Chairman Ben Bernanke and then-Treasury Department chief Henry Paulson pressured Bank of America Corp. to not discuss its increasingly troubled plan to buy Merrill Lynch & Co.--a deal that later triggered a government bailout of BofA--according to testimony by Kenneth Lewis, the bank's chief executive....
- External links 2009-05-06
- Big Ben Again: Obama to Reappoint Bernanke as Fed Chairman
- By reappointing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to another term, President Obama has chosen to dance with the devil he knows--that's a good idea. The economy is just starting to show signs of stabilization and changing course would be unsettling. I was not a fan of Bernanke...
- Blog posts 2009-08-25
- Bernanke, Federal Reserve Wrong for the Job
- Desperation in job seekers isn't a pretty sight. The nervous laughter, the excessive eagerness to please. Why, you can almost see Ben Bernanke's eyes darting around as he spoke this morning at a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston event. You see, the Fed chairman is rather eager...
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- Bernanke Defends Record, Seeks Second Term
- By Mark Felsenthal and Pedro da CostaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, making his case for a second term, defended his record on Thursday before a skeptical Senate that criticized the central bank for failing to prevent the financial crisis.The soft-spoken Fed chief, who is widely expected to...
- News items 2009-12-03
- Bernanke Defends Record in Bid For Second Term
- By Mark Felsenthal and Pedro da CostaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, making his case for a second term, defended his record on Thursday before a skeptical Senate that criticized the central bank for failing to prevent the financial crisis.The soft-spoken Fed chief, who is widely expected to...
- News items 2009-12-03
- Bernanke Well Deserved Reappointment to the Fed
- It was really dismaying to read the stream of vitriol that followed President Obama's decision to reappoint Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve. I think history will show that Bernanke was a true hero whose out-of-the-box thinking saved the global economy from collapse. The criticism...
- Blog posts 2009-08-27
- Bernanke suggests U.S. buy toxic assets from banks
- By Tamawa Desai LONDON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke on Tuesday suggested the incoming Obama administration may want to retool the government's approach to fighting the credit crisis and tap a $700 billion financial rescue fund to sop up bad assets on the books of banks. In his...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Bernanke says Fed considering bank capital surcharge
- By Kristina Cooke of Reuters CHATHAM - US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said regulators are considering a capital surcharge on large banks as one way to reduce the risk any one firm's problems could destabilize the financial system. In his most detailed description of the US central bank's new...
- News items 2009-10-23
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