Interfluidity (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Why did Ben Bernanke, widely respected among economists as both a scholar and gentleman, support a rescue plan that very few of his colleagues considered "first-best" or even "second-best"? While there...
Fark.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
It's getting exciting now, 2 and 1/2. Think of everything we've accomplished, man. Out these windows, we will view the collapse of financial history. One step closer to economic equilibrium.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
History will not repeat itself if Ben Bernanke has his way. The chairman of the Federal Reserve is also one of the nation's pre-eminent scholars of the Great Depression. As the world careens through a global financial crisis, observers say Bernanke's vigorous...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Poor Ben Bernanke is assailed for failing to predict the severity of the credit crisis, but it is not all doom and gloom for the brainy Fed chairman. Whichever way the economy turns out, it looks like he'll pick up a nice little royalties cheque. His four-year-old book, Essays on the Great Depression, is suddenly essential reading for the scared denizens of Manhattan's financial district, and...
The Curious Capitalist (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... liquidity crisis---and would have written my AEA address differently if I had foreseen it---but Bernanke is dealing with it in a forceful way and I think we still have a good chance of averting a major recession.
Asia Times (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's belated interest-rate cut uses up valuable ammunition in an attempt to keep the financial system afloat a little longer. The question now is whether the government can hold back from nationalizing a bank such as Citigroup before the presidential election. - Julian Delasantellis (Oct 9, '08)
The Official Site of Grant Miller. (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted interest rates could be further cut to stimulate the flagging economy. Grant Miller Media obtained transcripts of Bernanke's speech hinting at the possible move: "Oh you who...Guess who's thinking about cutting interest rates? ( Bernanke winks at the Senate Finance Committee while pointing at himself) Uh huh, Uh huh...Hmmmmm...I wonder who could...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Tuesday that the financial crisis has not only darkened the country's current economic performance but also could prolong the pain.
Infectious Greed (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The obligatory tag cloud of Ben Bernanke's NABE speech today. Gosh, other than using scary words like liquidity, funding, Congress, developments, risks, stability, lending, rates and that sort of thing, I can't see why the market took it so badly. [via Wordle ]
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
In an address that was at once sobering but hopeful, Ben Bernanke hinted strongly that the Fed would lower interest rates at its meeting this month.
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Ron Haruni submits: Fed Chair Ben Bernanke on Tuesday, at the National Association for Business Economics [NABE] 50th Annual Meeting, signaled the Fed’s readiness to lower interest rates. Mr. Bernanke began his remarks by saying that the current situation of financial systems in the U.S. and in much of the rest of the world remains under significant stress, particularly the credit and...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday signaled a readiness to lower U.S. interest rates in a dramatic shift to support an economy battered by a financial crisis of "historic dimension."
NYDailyNews (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Tuesday that the financial crisis has not only darkened the country's current economic performance but also could prolong the pain.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Tuesday that the financial crisis has not only darkened the country's current economic performance but also could prolong the pain.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Oct. 7 - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Tuesday that the financial crisis has not only darkened the country's current economic performance but also could prolong the pain.
