Markets instantly boom after Bernanke speech hits
Bernanke isn't sold on the self-sustaining recovery
View ArticleThe Federal Reserve’s public relations campaign is doomed to fail
The American people don't trust the Fed, and for good reason.
View ArticleFed officials worried US job gains could fade
A couple of members said they want to take further steps to boost the economy if conditions worsen
View ArticleFed chairman on debt: ‘Trillion there, a trillion here … doesn’t make much...
Bernanke and Sen. DeMint discuss deficit policy [VIDEO]
View ArticleSen. Chuck Schumer, in bed with bankers, tells Bernanke ‘get to work’
New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer threw some aggressive punches toward Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke during his semiannual monetary policy testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on...
View ArticleBernanke: QE3 possible, cost-benefit approach to be taken
Fed chairman defends central bank's response to financial crisis in annual speech
View ArticleAnalysts: Gold to climb over $1,700 per ounce
Rise in price comes after Fed chairman leaves door open to print more money
View ArticleFed anounces third round of ‘quantitative easing’ with an indefinite timetable
The Federal Reserve Bank announced a new round of quantitative easing Thursday — this time with an indefinite timetable. The Fed, along with the Federal Open Market Committee, “agreed… to increase...
View ArticleBernanke admits low interest rates hurt retirees, but blames recession
'I know that people who rely on investments that pay a fixed interest rate ... are receiving very low returns'
View ArticleUPDATED: Maxine Waters: ‘Over 170 million jobs could be lost’ due to...
Estimates: 135-143 million jobs in entire United States
View ArticleAnother round goes to Bernanke
Nominal GDP backs up the Fed chair and his market-monetarist supporters.
View ArticleSt. Louis Fed president: ‘I’d be willing to scale back on QE’
Despite a substandard jobs report from last Friday, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard thinks it might be time to scale back the central bank's asset purchasing program known as...
View ArticleFed members wary of continued monetary easing
In minutes from the committee's most recent meeting in March, several members indicate concern over the current state and stability of the financial system.
View ArticleFed chairman lectures Congress
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke claimed Wednesday that Congress’ refusal to increase deficit spending and add more quickly to the nation’s $17 trillion debt is bad for the economy. Testifying...
View ArticleGlobal stocks plunge on monetary worries
Investors hedge on fears that Fed will pull back
View ArticleDespite improving economy, Fed will continue stimulus
Fed will continue pumping $85 billion per month into economy until unemployment falls or inflation rises
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