Bernanke: Banks Still Big Credit Players
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WASHINGTON -- Banks play an important, though perhaps somewhat diminished, role in providing credit as consumers and businesses increasingly turn to other financial players, Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke said Friday.
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8:30 am: Federal Reserve Gov. Ben Bernanke speaks on Basel II international capital standards, at the Institute for International Bankers annual breakfast, at the Four Seasons Hotel.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged Congress on Tuesday to bolster regulation of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and suggested limiting their massive holdings to guard against any danger their debt poses to the overall economy.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress so far the markets appear to be "working well," despite the biggest sell-off in stock prices in more than five years
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Fed Chairman Bernanke struck a familiar chord Wednesday but with some concern about subprime problems spilling into the broader economy.
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Fed boss Ben Bernanke is monitoring problems at bond insurers that may see more sub-prime banking losses.
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As Ben S. Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, meets with policy makers to set interest rates this week, it is clear that he has earned credibility with Wall Street.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke is doing &quot;an excellent job&quot; running the U.S. central  bank, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan told the CBS program  &quot;60 Minutes,&quot; according to excerpts released on Thursday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said in a letter obtained on Friday that chances of an  economic crisis in China were low, but that the possibility of  a "hard landing" for the economy could not be dismissed.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke vowed Friday to do all that is necessary to protect the national economy from the ill effects of a global credit crunch &#151; but not to bail out investors and lenders "from the consequences of their financial decisions."
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will tell lawmakers Thursday morning that while he opposes raising the limits on the size of loans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may buy, if they're going to do it anyway they should consider the risks and make the increase temporary ... and snappy.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is doing "an excellent job" running the U.S. central bank, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan told the CBS program "60 Minutes," according to excerpts released on Thursday.
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If investors and financial analysts could ride in the back seat of Ben S. Bernanke's 1998 Chrysler Sebring convertible, many would be whining that familiar summer refrain: "Are we there yet?"
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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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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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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Thursday that the credit crisis has created "significant market stress" and offered fresh assurances that regulators would take steps to curb fallout related to the mortgage mess.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke expressed confidence on Wednesday in the health of the  U.S. economy despite a housing slowdown, but warned of risks to  the current generally benign outlook for inflation.