Bernanke Is Said to Support Stimulus Measures
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Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, told members of Congress he would back tax cuts or spending measures, so long as they are quick and temporary.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday said the U.S. economy appeared sound with inflation easing, as he expressed confidence the current level of interest rates would cut further into price pressures.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday threw his weight behind proposals for near-term actions to stimulate economic growth to ward off an election-year recession -- but warned such a plan could do more harm than good unless put together quickly.
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Federal Reserve Chairmen Ben  Bernanke will meet on Monday with House of Representatives  Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss how they can work together to  boost the U.S. economy, a spokesman for the California Democrat  said.
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Rising incomes should support the  U.S. economy even as the housing market slows and consumers  lose the boost they were getting from home equity, Federal  Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a letter released on  Wednesday.
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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 on Thursday the central bank will act as needed  to help the struggling U.S. economy, but said the Fed has to be  mindful that growth should pick up later in the year.
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Ben S. Bernanke said today that the central bank âstands ready to take additional actions as neededâ to limit the effect of the financial market disorder on the economy.
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The chairman, Ben Bernanke, told Congress today that the economy will grow gradually but warned of risks to the outlook and the need to guard against inflation.
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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 said on Friday that being predictable was the cornerstone of running a successful central bank policy.
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke is suggesting that policy makers look for ways to encourage a wider range of mortgages geared for low-income and other borrowers who have been hard hit by the housing slump and credit crunch.
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JACKSON, Wyo., Aug. 31 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Friday that the central bank was willing to take action to ease damage to the economy from troubled financial markets, and President Bush introduced a plan to help people who are at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure.
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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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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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Republican White House hopeful Fred Thompson made light of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's call for a quick economic stimulus Thursday and said it might be best to leave the economy alone for now.
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Ben S. Bernanke said that the central bank âstands ready to take additional actions as neededâ to limit the effect of the financial market disorder on the economy.