Bernanke Urges Fast Action on Economic Stimulus Plan
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Federal Reserve chief Ben S. Bernanke told lawmakers today it is "critically important" that any economic stimulus package take effect quickly if it is to help ward off recession, and the White House announced that President Bush would make a speech Friday laying out his criteria for such a program.
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Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, warns of the continuing pressures of inflation on the world's largest economy.
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Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke expects the US economy to rebound, even as the housing slump continues.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has indicated he is open to congressional and White House efforts to develop a rescue package to avert a recession
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Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, told members of Congress he would back tax cuts or spending measures, so long as they are quick and temporary.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that risks from inflation or a worse-than-expected housing slump could further complicate things for an economy that already is in slowdown mode.
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Ben Bernanke says Federal Reserve is ready to act aggressively if needed to support growth
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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.
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FINANCIAL STORM: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke vowed to do all that is necessary to protect the national economy from the ill effects of a global credit crunch.
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US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Sunday he believes the US economy will continue to grow but emphasized the need to quickly implement an emergency stimulus package now in Congress.
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The economy is set to grow at a  sluggish pace in coming months but there are risks that  elevated levels of inflation excluding food and energy may not  recede, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said on Thursday that subprime mortgage losses could  hit $100 billion and threaten consumer spending, but he sought  to reassure lawmakers that the central bank was working quickly  to strengthen lending regulations.
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GREENVILLE, South Carolina  - The U.S. economy's   noninflationary speed limit has likely dropped due to slower   labor force growth, but productivity should stay strong,   Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Thursday that the country's economic outlook has deteriorated and signaled that the central bank is ready to keep on lowering a key interest rate Â as needed Â to shore things up.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the economy should grow modestly this year despite lingering pain from a housing slump and he stuck to the Fed's forecast that inflation will continue to ebb.
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Federal Reserve Chairmen Ben Bernanke will meet on Monday with House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss how they can work together to boost the U.S. economy, a spokesman for Pelosi said.
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Ben S. Bernanke said today that the central bank âstands ready to take additional actions as neededâ to limit the effect of the financial market disorder on the economy.