Bernanke: Fed should oversee all banks
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated on Saturday that the central bank should retain power over banks of all sizes. (Getty Images) New York (CNNMoney.com) – As Congress considers limiting the Federal...
View ArticleBernanke: Get spending in line with revenue
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed President Obama's bipartisan debt commission Tuesday. New York (CNNMoney.com) - Policymakers must put in place a credible plan to bring federal spending...
View ArticleBernanke: Fed's not waiting for Congress on reform
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday the central bank is working to increase oversight of financial institutions. New York (CNNMoney.com) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said...
View ArticleBernanke: Recovery continues but 'won't feel terrific'
Bernanke warns that economic recovery is 'going to take a while.' Washington (CNNMoney.com) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says he expects a continuing economic recovery – "but it won't feel...
View ArticleGreenspan's 'irrational exuberance' now Bernanke's 'unusually uncertain'
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is warning Congress that the economic outlook remains 'unusually uncertain.' Washington (CNN) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is warning Congress that the...
View ArticleBernanke sees 'moderate growth,' but a long road to recovery
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday the U.S. economy has stabilized, but that complete economic recovery is a ‘considerable’ way off. New York (CNNMoney.com) - Federal Reserve chairman...
View ArticleWar of words between Palin and the Wall Street Journal
Click to watch video (CNN) – A Wall Street Journal reporter is hitting back after former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took to Facebook to blast his criticism of her recent speech on U.S. monetary policy,...
View ArticleBernanke: Recovery finally taking hold
New York (CNNMoney) – The U.S. economic recovery is finally getting stronger, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday morning. Bernanke, in remarks prepared for testimony before the Senate...
View ArticleChairman of the Federal Reserve faces the press
Click to watch video (CNN) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the recent Standard and Poor's warning about the U.S. credit rating should be “one more incentive” for President Obama and...
View ArticleBernanke: U.S. default would cause 'major crisis'
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - How much clearer can Ben Bernanke be? Since February, the Federal Reserve Chairman has issued a stern warning to Congress: if it fails to raise the U.S. debt ceiling by Aug. 2,...
View ArticlePerry: Bernanke stimulus would be 'treasonous'
(CNNMoney) - It would be "treasonous" if Chairman Ben Bernanke tried to use Federal Reserve policy to stimulate the economy before the election, Texas Governor Rick Perry said at a campaign stop in...
View ArticlePerry not backing down on Bernanke remarks
Dubuque, Iowa (CNN) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry isn't backing down from comments he made in Iowa on Monday night when he said it would be "treasonous" for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to try to...
View ArticlePerry continues Bernanke criticism
Bedford, New Hampshire (CNN) – Rick Perry chuckled but did not back down from his controversial charge that printing more U.S. dollars would be "treasonous" when he was asked about the Federal Reserve...
View ArticleBernanke pledges Fed support, but notes limits
(CNNMoney) - Federal Reserve policymakers will take a closer look next month on what steps they can take to jumpstart the stalled U.S. economy, but Fed Chairman Ben Benanke warned Friday that Congress...
View ArticleBernanke to Congress: Don't mess up again. Please.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - Remember that crazy, bitter debt-ceiling debate this summer? The one that created a half-baked debt reduction plan and led to the country's first-ever credit-rating downgrade?...
View ArticleBernanke to Congress: Don't sacrifice recovery
New York (CNNMoney) - Sounding a bit like a broken record, Ben Bernanke once again urged lawmakers to not put the recovery at risk as they focus on slashing government spending over the long haul....
View ArticleGOP to Bernanke: No new stimulus
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - Republican leaders in Congress have asked Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to refrain from any further monetary stimulus during policy makers' two-day meeting ending...
View ArticleBernanke doesn't get treated 'ugly' in Texas
New York (CNNMoney) - Take that Rick Perry! Ben Bernanke headed down to Texas to rally the troops Thursday, and didn't get treated so "ugly" after all. The Federal Reserve Chairman spoke to soldiers at...
View ArticleFed announces election year stimulus
(CNNMoney) - The Federal Reserve announced plans to unleash more stimulus Thursday, in its third attempt at a controversial program to rev up the U.S. economy. The policy, known as quantitative easing...
View ArticleBernanke warns Congress it could hurt economic rebound
Washington (CNN) – The economy is expanding again, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Tuesday, but he warned that what lawmakers do about the looming forced budget cuts could slow the...
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