Bernanke backs quick fiscal stimulus
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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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The U.S. economy is poised to expand  at a moderate rate and "uncomfortably high" core inflation  should ease, but price risks are tilted mostly to the upside,  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.
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Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Americans are likely to let short-term events shape their long-term perceptions about price increases.
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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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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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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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Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke expects the US economy to rebound, even as the housing slump continues.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- Stocks rallied Wednesday as investors took comfort in Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's words that policymakers were "prepared to act as needed" to ease the impact of the financial markets' turmoil on the economy.
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Stocks leapt on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested the economy was growing but not so quickly as to fan inflation.
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Ben S. Bernanke said that he was ready to slash interest rates yet again to prevent housing and credit problems from plunging the country into a recession.
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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts  - Swings in volatile energy and food prices will have minimal impact on inflation as long as expectations of future price gains are held steady, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy appears on sound footing with inflation easing, and expressed confidence the current level of interest rates will cut further into price pressures.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke predicted Tuesday the economy will rebound from an anemic performance at the start of the year even if the housing slump continues.
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Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, gave a relatively upbeat forecast on inflation and the economy last week, and the markets responded with big gains.
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke urged Congress yesterday 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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Fed chief says quick fix for social safety net programs vital to avoid more painful steps later. JACKSON HOLE, Wyo.  - Rising pressure on US finances from an aging population make it vital to quickly
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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.