Bernanke says policy predictability crucial
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke  said on Friday that being predictable was the cornerstone of  running a successful central bank policy.
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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 chairman Ben Bernanke said in a letter to a US senator that the central bank would act &quot;as needed&quot; to ease the impact of a credit squeeze on the US economy.
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the US economy will pick up in the coming year and emphasized that inflation remains his greatest concern.
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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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A plausible public commitment to pursue low inflation coupled with central bank autonomy make monetary policy more effective, Federal Reserve Governor Ben Bernanke said on Friday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke looks set to tell Congress this week that the U.S.  economy is sound, but that the central bank is still concerned  that inflation, while moderating, may not fully come to heel.
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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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Next weekâs meeting of the Fedâs policy makers is likely to focus on how much to cut rates and may mark a defining moment for the Ben S. Bernanke, the Fed chairman.
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WASHINGTON -- 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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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 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 signaled that the Federal Reserve was not inclined to lower interest rates any time soon.
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Global factors may on  balance have boosted U.S. inflation, but globalization has not  affected the ability of the Federal Reserve to influence U.S.  financial conditions, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday threw his support behind efforts to craft an economic stimulus package and repeated that the U.S. central bank was ready to act aggressively to counter recession risks.
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - The Federal Reserve will take the necessary steps to shelter the economy from turmoil in financial markets but will not bail out investors who made mistakes, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday.
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Inflation is still the greatest risk to  the U.S. economy, and policy-makers will not hesitate to raise  interest rates again if incoming data shows it is necessary,  Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said on  Wednesday.