Bernanke Testimony

Bernanke Testimony: Fed Chair Says He Didn't Pressure Bank of America To Buy Merrill

AP | Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics Writer | Posted 07.26.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Thursday he didn't pressure Bank of America into acquiring Merrill Lynch in a d...

Bernanke's Real Message About Budget Deficits

Robert Reich | Posted 07.05.2009 | Business


Robert Reich

Has Ben Bernanke suddenly become a deficit hawk? In remarks to the House Budget Committee he sounded like one -- calling on Congress to come up with a plan to restore fiscal balance.

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Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 06.05.2009 | Comedy


Original Caption: U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill May 5, 2009 in Washington, ...

Bernanke, Geithner Testify On Bank Plan, AIG (LIVE VIDEO)

The Huffington Post/MSNBC | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics


Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, appe...

Bernanke Asks For Nationalization "Framework," Graham Pushes Point

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 04.03.2009 | Business


There are signs that the Obama administration and Congress are looking at taking their role in propping up the banking industry one step closer to nat...

Bernanke Citibank Nationalization: "We Don't Plan Anything Like That"

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday again spurned speculation that the government may nationalize Citigroup or other...

Bernanke: Recession Should End in 2009, 2010 "Will Be A Year Of Recovery"

Huffington Post | Posted 03.27.2009 | Home


From The Wall Street Journal... scroll down for live video from the hearing: U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that the recessi...

Bernanke Appears Before Senate Banking Committee (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics


Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke faces questions from the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday. His testimony comes a day after the government mo...

Rush Transcript of the Senate Banking Committee Hearing with Paulson and Bernanke

Lauren Kirchner | Posted 01.13.2009 | Business


Lauren Kirchner

Bernanke Doesn't See Return of '70s Woes

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Thursday that the nation isn't "anywhere near" the dangerous stagflation situat...

Stocks Finish Mixed in Choppy Session

AP | JOE BEL BRUNO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Wall Street finished mixed in another seesaw session Wednesday after regulators allowed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy more mortga...

Bernanke Testimony Drives Stocks Down

AP | Leslie Wines | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Stocks gave up mild gains and turned lower Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the risks of an economic downturn are more pronou...