Bernanke preferred risk of doing too much on rates: report
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The Federal Reserve&#39;s move to slash  interest rates by a half-percentage point signals that Chairman  Ben Bernanke, fearing broad damage from recent market turmoil,  preferred to risk doing too much rather than too little, the  Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.
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Ben S. Bernanke said the Federal Reserve was âprepared to act as neededâ but suggested developing a wider range of mortgages for borrowers hit by the housing slump and credit crunch.
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The Federal Reserve must stand ready  to raise interest rates for fear the economy is growing faster  than realized and could be placed at risk if inflation surges,  Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress on Thursday that increasing the size of loans mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy could be problematic and would help only if done swiftly.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve remains worried inflation is too high, but is also watching to see how much a "substantial correction" in housing markets will slow economic growth, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday.
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said in a speech Thursday that the central bank is prepared to continue lowering interest rates in order to help keep the economy on track.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke warned Congress on Thursday that raising the ceiling  on the size of loans that mortgage finance enterprises Fannie  Mae  and Freddie Mac  can buy could undermine  market discipline.
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Ben S. Bernanke expressed concern today over trade imbalances between emerging and industrial nations.
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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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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan warns in his memoir that if the Fed is to keep the  inflation rate between 1 and 2 percent in coming years it could  be required to force interest rates into double digits,  according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
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Federal Reserve Bank officials said on Monday financial turmoil has increased risks facing the U.S. economy, but comments by others suggested there was still debate about how quickly the central bank would need to act.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday said the U.S. central bank was ready to act aggressively to counter a deep housing slump and credit market strains that were putting economic growth at risk.
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Ben S. Bernanke sent a strong signal that the central bank will lower interest rates again this month as it attempts to stave off a recession.
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Investor's Business Daily - Markets shouldn't focus so much on how much the central bank will cut interest rates at any one time, said Fed. Gov. Frederic Mishkin. "What is important for pricing most financial assets is the path of monetary policy, not the particular action taken at a specific meeting." That said, Mishkin largely backed up Fed chief Ben Bernanke's Thu. comments, saying "monetary policy needs to be timely, decisive and flexible." That also supports Wall St.'s forecast of a 50-basis point 18ate cut at the Fed's Jan. 29-30 meeting.
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U.S. Republican presidential  front-runner John McCain said on Sunday that Federal Reserve  Chairman Ben Bernanke should have cut interest rates sooner.
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Central banks should  focus on house price swings only if they risk causing harm to  the broader economy, and keep their eyes on ensuring stable  prices and employment, Federal Reserve Governor Frederic  Mishkin said on Saturday.
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Plainly spelling out the risks, Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke said last week that inflation remained Âuncomfortably high.Â