Fed boss backs economic stimulus
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US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says a fiscal stimulus programme could lift the US economy.
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St. Louis Federal Reserve President William Poole on Friday dismissed fears that the U.S. economy was heading into recession, and said he saw no current grounds for the central bank to prop up falling stock markets.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that he did not believe the growing number of mortgage defaults would seriously harm the economy
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The U.S. economy is poised to expand  at a moderate rate and "uncomfortably high" core inflation  should slow, but inflation risks are "primarily to the upside,"  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Matching job growth and economic growth are key to the Fed&#39;s pace of raising short-term interest rates, Janet Yellen, president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, said in an interview published Sunday.
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St Louis Federal Reserve President  William Poole on Friday dismissed fears that the U.S. economy  was heading into a recession.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress today that lawmakers should enact a fiscal stimulus package to help beleaguered consumers as recession fears grow. Economists and politicians are increasingly worried about fallout from the subprime mortgage meltdown.
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The Fed Chairman struck a familiar chord but showed some concern that subprime woes may spill into the broader economy.
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A consensus that the struggling U.S. economy needs a rescue emerged on Thursday as the powerful Federal Reserve chairman backed the idea and President George W. Bush made clear he would offer a plan soon.
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The US economic expansion &quot;has regained some traction&quot; after a soft patch earlier this year, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in an upbeat message on the economy to lawmakers.
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the US economy will pick up in the coming year and emphasized that inflation remains his greatest concern.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday that increased immigration can help support the aging U.S. population, but that on its own it will not solve coming economic challenges.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday threw his weight behind proposals for near-term actions to stimulate economic growth to ward off an election-year recession -- but warned such a plan could do more harm than good unless put together quickly.
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The chairman of the Federal Reserve told members of Congress he would back tax cuts or spending measures, so long as they are temporary.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday threw his support behind efforts to craft a fiscal stimulus package and repeated that the U.S. central bank was ready to act aggressively to counter recession risks.
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Federal Reserve credibility for keeping inflation low has helped cushion the economy from the shock of record oil prices, Fed Governor Ben Bernanke said on Friday.
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GREENVILLE, South Carolina  - The speed at which   the U.S. economy can grow without risking inflation has likely   dropped due to slower labor force growth, but the productivity   gains that help restrain inflation should stay strong, Federal   Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.