Ben S. Bernanke

Battle of the Heavy-Hitter Economists: Krugman and Bernanke Slug It Out Fed Policy

The lackluster U.S. economic recovery has fueled an unusually public argument between two of the most prominent economists in the country: Nobel prize-winning...

Bernanke: Fed Prevented ‘Meltdown’ But Was ‘Helpless’ to Save Lehman

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that U.S. government intervention during the financial crisis prevented a “total meltdown” in the U.S. economy...

Bernanke’s Speech Has the Market Buzzing with QE3 Hopes

The U.S. economy needs to grow faster to maintain job market momentum, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a speech Monday; as a result, the Fed will...

Chairman Eeyore: Bernanke’s Dour Outlook Explained

Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve have been taking some big leaps in recent months: policy prescriptions tied to explicit dates, dire warnings to Congress,...

Is It Safe for Ben Bernanke to Visit Texas Yet?

If it’s true, as Rick Perry said, that the Federal Reserve was juicing the economy as part of a “treasonous” plot to re-elect Barack Obama, then the plot seems...