Bernanke signals bold Fed action to lift growth
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday acknowledged the economy faces increased risks and indicated the U.S. central bank is ready to cut interest rates aggressively to support growth.
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke said stock markets "seem to be working well" after yesterday's global rout and the central bank still expects the U S economy to pick up.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said in a letter released on Thursday that  interest-rate policy must be forward looking and rely on the  central bank&#039;s view of how the economy is evolving.
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Rising oil prices will weigh on U.S.  economic growth, but the increases seen so far will not derail  the expansion and need not fuel a troubling inflation, Federal  Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said on Monday.
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Changes in financial and credit  conditions can amplify cyclical swings in the economy and the  effect of monetary policy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said on Friday.
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The U.S. growth outlook got a boost  on Monday with the release of stronger-than-expected retail  sales data that helped cement views the Federal Reserve will  raise interest rates again this week.
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Stocks extended gains on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he sees signs of inflation pressures starting to ease.
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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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Ben Bernanke on Tuesday fueled expectations of a vigorous bounce-back in US growth in the second quarter following very weak first quarter growth.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday held the door open to more interest rate cuts to help the struggling U.S. economy, but told Congress the central bank expects growth to pick up later in the year.
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The White House, seeking a strong economic team to craft and sell key features of its second-term agenda, is considering tapping Federal Reserve Board member Ben S. Bernanke to serve as chairman
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Rising oil prices will weigh on U.S.  economic growth but the increases seen so far will not derail  the expansion and need not fuel a troubling inflation, Federal  Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said on Monday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday a sharp slide in stock markets this week has not changed the Fed's outlook for moderate U.S. growth.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a mostly upbeat assessment of the economy Wednesday, citing improvements in inflation and housing in comments suggesting the Fed will leave interest rates alone for a while.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday the U.S. economy's prospects were worsening because of a weak housing sector and credit market turmoil and said the central bank was ready to act aggressively to bolster it.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday the U.S. economy will grow gradually this year and gain steam in 2008, but warned there are many risks to the outlook and stressed the U.S. central bank is on guard against inflation.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke yesterday signaled that the central bank will cut interest rates aggressively to try to prevent a serious economic downturn, using unusually direct and forceful language.