How Chairman Bernanke Sees the Economy
Last night, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke was at a town hall meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, where he faced tough questions from the public about his monetary policy and his approach...
View ArticleReflecting on the Financial Meltdown
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is in Jackson Hole, Wyoming today at the annual meeting of economists and central bankers. Bernanke will address the group with a speech entitled “Reflections on a...
View ArticleTakeouts: Bernanke, TSA Nominee, Broncos
Fed Takeout: Louise Story, financial reporter for our partner, The New York Times, talks about Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech in Atlanta yesterday, where he said faulty regulation, not the Fed's...
View ArticleTakeouts: Congress, Toyota, and the Federal Reserve
CONGRESS TAKEOUT: Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich joins us from Capitol Hill with more reaction to President Obama's State of the Union address. AUTO TAKEOUT: Because of faulty...
View ArticleThe Economy: Double-Dip or Mixed Results?
Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke speaks today at an annual Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. What will Bernanke say about where our economy stands,...
View ArticleJanet Yellen and the Future of the Fed
Today, the Federal Reserve convenes for the second day of a two-day meeting.At the top of the agenda are possible cutbacks on the $85 billion-per-month stimulus program.But also looming is the question...
View ArticleFederal Reserve Shocks with Move to Hold Bond-Buying Program Intact
In a major surprise to investors yesterday, the Federal Reserve announced a recommendation to leave the bond buying stimulus program intact.In its statement, the Federal Reserve cited a need for "more...
View ArticleGDP Numbers Show Drop, But Better Than Expected
U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter of this year as the government revised downwards the gross domestic product (GDP) to 1.6 percent from a previous estimate of 2.4 percent. The news caps...
View ArticleFinancial 411: Supreme Court to Hear Case Against Wal-Mart
Head of Pfizer Steps DownThe CEO of New York-based Pfizer, the world's biggest drug-maker, has stepped down unexpectedly. After four-and-a-half years on the job, Jeffrey Kindler, 55, said he needs to...
View ArticleFinancial 411: Insourcing Vs. Outsourcing
Fed Chairman to Hold Quarterly PressersFor the first time in the Federal Reserve's history its chairman is going to start holding news conferences. Chairman Ben Bernake announced Thursday that he'll...
View ArticleOpening the Fed
Welcome to Politics Bites, where every afternoon at It's A Free Country, we bring you the unmissable quotes from the morning's political conversations on WNYC. Today on the Brian Lehrer Show, David...
View ArticleThree Central Bankers and a World on Fire
Economics reporter Neil Irwin discusses how, how the leaders of the world’s three most important central banks—Ben Bernanke of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Mervyn King of the Bank of England, and...
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