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BusinessWeek
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Inflation is running above the levels that Bernanke has targeted, but he's holding off on hiking rates because of the risks
Imagine you're driving a car with a blacked-out windshield and a loose steering wheel. Now imagine that your car is the $13 tril..
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Bloomberg
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said increased global links between economies may have helped spur U.S. inflation.
Booming demand for energy and commodities by China and other countries has contributed to the surge in their prices in recent ye..
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BusinessWeek
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With little room for the Fed to make a course adjustment safely, Bernanke's balancing-act comments carry even greater weight than usual
Imagine you're Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Giant mousetraps litter the landscape: $135-a-barrel oil, a ri..
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BusinessWeek
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Supporters say Bernanke needs flexibility, while critics worry taxpayers could be stuck bailing out banks
For a central banker, the most important parts of the job can be the most arcane. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben S. Bernanke drew few headline..
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MSNBC
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that regulators must move ahead on ways to prevent a future financial crisis from occurring even as they battle one that threatens to plunge the country into recession.
“We do not have the luxury of..
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BusinessWeek
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Without fingering Bernanke, the former Fed chairman talks tough in reiterating the Fed's responsibility to "resist pressures toward inflation"
So which is it, Paul Volcker? Is Ben Bernanke doing the right thing as Federal Reserve chairman or not?
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MSNBC
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Both the White House and the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke this week repeated their official forecasts that the U.S. economy should be able to dodge a recession this year — if all goes well. But as Bernanke outlined in back-to-back appearances b..
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BusinessWeek
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The Fed chief's study of the 1920s, when central bankers mistakenly kept money tight, may mean he'll dismiss inflation and keep slashing rates
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke went to Capitol Hill on Feb. 27 as if he were a general called from..
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SF Gate
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Wall Street was set to open lower Wednesday, as investors paused from a three-day winning streak and waited for comments on the economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Investors will be eager to learn whether Bernanke, in an appearance befo..
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BBC News
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has warned that the outlook for the US economy is deteriorating.
He said the housing and credit market turmoil had hit the economy and added that a weak labour market could further undermine consumer spending.
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BusinessWeek
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In Greenspan's Bubbles: The Age of Ignorance at the Federal Reserve, William A. Fleckenstein takes tough shots at the former Fed chairman. The hedge fund manager and writer of the online column Contrarian Chronicles studied transcripts of Fed meetings and..
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MSNBC
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Faced with a deteriorating economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has indicated he is open to congressional and White House efforts to develop a rescue package to avert a recession.
The fragile state of the economy has gripped Wall Street and M..
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MSNBC
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday hinted that another interest rate cut may be needed to bolster the economy. The worsening credit crunch, a deepening housing slump and rising energy prices probably will create some “headwinds for the co..
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BusinessWeek
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The stock markets want to know everything about the Fed's deliberations, but they don't always digest the information well
The Federal Reserve is pulling up the shades. Is this a good thing?
When it comes to Fed talk, how much is too much informatio..
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MSNBC
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Congress is also working on proposals to try to head off a wave of mortgage foreclosures as borrowers who took out loans with low “teaser” rates find themselves unable to meet higher payments as their adjustable rates reset. Many of them had been advi..
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BusinessWeek
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To understand why the Fed chairman spends so much time worrying about inflation, not housing or the stock market, imagine taking a certain ride with him
To understand why Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke worries so much about inflation, think of h..
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MSNBC
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The further contraction in housing is likely to be a significant drag on growth in the current quarter and through early next year,” he said.
“However, it remains too early to assess the extent to which household and business spending will be affec..
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BusinessWeek
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The surprising weakness in the August jobs report leaves Bernanke & Co. little choice but to cut rates at the September FOMC meeting
The stunning weakness in the U.S. nonfarm payroll figure for August revealed in the month's employment report, released..
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BusinessWeek
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Investors may be realizing that an interest rate cut is not coming soon as Treasury yields approach 5%
U.S. stocks were trading lower Tuesday on concerns about high interest rates after a speech by the Fed chairman and economic data pointing to a growi..
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BusinessWeek
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Bernanke & Co. are being pulled in different directions by the economic data, so don't look for a rate cut—or rate hike—soon
Note to investors: The Federal Reserve remains focused on inflation, so don't expect a rate cut anytime soon. However, give..
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