Viewpoint: Ben Bernanke, Enabler of America’s Fiscal Dysfunction

By trying to compensate for poor fiscal policies, the Fed is making it easier for the President and Congress to evade their responsibilities.

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...

Ben Bernanke Bites Back

Last week I drew attention to a Bloomberg analysis of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act that said that if you "add up guarantees and...