For Bernanke, a Question of Toughness
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Many argue that with the stock market falling and the economy flirting with recession, the Fedâs chairman should be more aggressive than he has been so far.
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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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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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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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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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By Jeannine Aversa, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 4--WASHINGTON -- Ben Bernanke shoots hoops. Susan Schmidt Bies hits the links and Donald Kohn rides his bike to work on sunny days.   Sound like ordinary people? Yes, but these aren't regular Joes.
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Ben S. Bernanke and his colleagues at the Federal Reserve will decide today whether to cut interest rates for the second time in a week -- and find themselves in the difficult position of having either to risk cutting rates too much or risk disappointing financial markets and spurring more panic.
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The banking company is holding up in a tough market.
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Bernanke's trip to the Hill Thursday will most likely be a letdown. Good thing.
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WASHINGTON - The message from Ben Bernanke and his Federal Reserve colleagues is clear: The housing slump will drag on well into next year as credit problems linger. What's not so apparent is how they'll deal with the crisis, although another interest rate cut could come this week.
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During the 18 1/2 years Alan Greenspan was chairman of the Federal Reserve, he scrupulously avoided forecasting recessions. Now it seems he can't stop using the R word, and that has created headaches for his successor, Ben Bernanke.
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While many expected Ben S. Bernanke to bring a different style to the Federal Reserve, in practice Mr. Bernanke is remarkably similar to his predecessor, Alan Greenspan.
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A lot of people seem to think Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has no idea what he's doing. Could this be?
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Why Ben Bernanke's rate cuts may not get banks to ease credit.
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WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke moved yesterday to break down even further the aura of secrecy that historically has enshrouded the institution that sets interest rates, taking steps to keep Main Street and Wall Street more closely wired to decisions that can make or break lives and businesses.
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The Federal Reserve'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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Towering losses at Merrill Lynch  on Thursday stirred credit crisis fears before a key testimony by U.S. central bank chief Ben Bernanke.