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Ben Bernanke held a news conference following the quarterly Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on current economic projections.

Ben Bernanke talked about the state of the U.S. economy. He urged Congress and President Obama to reach an agreement to avert the “fiscal cliff,” referring to impending tax increases and bud…

Ben Bernanke held a news conference following the quarterly Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on current economic projections. He announced additional Federal Reserve actions to s…

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to teachers at a town-hall meeting on the topic of financial education, including personal finances. He took questions by video from K-12 and post…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testified about the Federal Reserve Board’s semiannual report on monetary policy. In his remarks he said the U.S. would not slip back into recession, unles…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke presented the Federal Reserve Board’s semiannual report on monetary policy. In his testimony he said the two main sources of risk to the economy were the E…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke held a news conference. He said the economy would continue at a slow pace and unemployment remain at eight percent. He also said the Federal Reserve is com…

Ben Bernanke testified about the state of the U.S. economy. In addressing the rise in unemployment and slow job growth during May 2012, he said the causes were unclear and did not necessaril…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke held a news conference following the April 24-25 Federal Open Market Committee meeting to present current economic projections.

Ben Bernanke talked about what the Federal Reserve did in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and its role as “lender of last resort.” He covered the role of the Federal Deposit Insur…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke spoke to George Washington University students about the 2008 financial crisis. He detailed events that led to the crisis and the companies and banks that …

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to George Washington University students about the Federal Reserve since World War II. Topics included the events that led up to the recent financ…

Timothy Geithner and Ben Bernanke testified on U.S. response to the European Union debt crisis. Chairman Bernanke said the European debt crisis still threatened the U.S. economy, but recent …

Ben Bernanke spoke to George Washington University students about the origins and mission of the Federal Reserve. This was the first of four classes he taught at the school. In his lecture h…

Ben Bernanke testified on the U.S. economic outlook for the year and the future of economic growth. In his remarks he said that the domestic economy would grow modestly despite higher oil pr…

Ben Bernanke testified on the U.S. economic outlook for the year and the future of economic growth. Topics included inflation and unemployment, reform of Social Security and Medicare, and bu…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testified on the U.S. economic outlook for the year and future of economic growth. In his remarks he urged senators to resolve differences over payroll tax…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testified on the U.S. economic outlook for 2012. The hearing touched on a wide range of issues including unemployment, the federal deficit, increasing taxe…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke held a news conference following the January 24-25 Federal Open Market Committee meeting to present current economic projections. He talked to reporters an…