Federal Reserve Communications Policy
Chairman Ben Bernanke talked about transparency in central banking, such as the Federal Reserve. Topics included the nee…
Ben Bernanke testified about last month’s backing of a JPMorgan Chase purchase of Bear Stearns. He was closely questioned about the Federal … read more
Ben Bernanke testified about last month’s backing of a JPMorgan Chase purchase of Bear Stearns. He was closely questioned about the Federal Reserve’s offer of $30 billion in government money to help prevent Bear Stearns' bankruptcy. He explained that the failure of the large bank would have endangered the U.S. economy. He also predicted slow economic growth in the next few months and the possibility of a recession, but made no mention of further prime rate cuts. close
Chairman Ben Bernanke talked about transparency in central banking, such as the Federal Reserve. Topics included the nee…
Democratic senators reacted to President Bush’s news conference earlier in the day by accusing him of failing to work wi…
Ben S. Bernanke testified about his nomination as the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Mr. Bernanke t…
Chairman Bernanke provided his first testimony on the semi-annual monetary policy report of the board of governors of th…