Ben Bernanke
Ben Shalom Bernanke (English pronunciation: /bərˈnæŋki/ bər-nang-kee; born December 13, 1953) is an American economist, and the current Chairman of ... More »
Ben Bernanke's advice for college grads
By Annalyn Kurtz @AnnalynKurtz May 18, 2013: 4:43 PM ET "During your working lives, you will have to reinvent yourselves many times," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told new graduates at Bard College at Simon's Rock on Saturday. Don't try parsing these words for hints about ... Read more »
Why Hedge Funds' Criticism of the Fed May Be Right
Brendan McDermid/Reuters and Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated PressThe financier Stanley Druckenmiller, left, said that Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, is “running the most inappropriate monetary policy in history.” The economics world has been having a lot of fun with hedge ... Read more »
Billionaire investors take aim at Fed's policies at Sohn event
NEW YORK | Thu May 9, 2013 2:53am IST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wealthy money managers bashed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's easy money policies at a closely watched annual investment conference and charitable event on Wednesday. The Sohn Investment Conference, which raises money for ... Read more »
Stocks rebound as Japan takes center stage
" Speaking of central bank intervention, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will make a speech Friday morning in Chicago. While the talk is not on monetary policy, Bernanke could face questions about the outlook for quantitative easing from the audience. Afraid to bail on the ... Read more »
Keep on, or enough already? Fed officials spar over QE3
Investors will be watching closely for any hints from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke about his policy outlook when he gives a speech at the Chicago Fed on Friday. Unemployment fell to 7.5 percent last month, continuing a steady but slow three-year decline, and last week the number of ... Read more »
Warren Buffett says U.S. economy on mend, bonds 'terrible' investment
REUTERS - Warren Buffett said on Monday the U.S. economy is gradually improving, helped by the efforts of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to stimulate it, but that low interest rates have made bonds "terrible investments. " Speaking on CNBC television, Buffett said the economy is ... Read more »
Stocks on a roll: Yahoo, Microsoft stoke appetite
Investors will parse words from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who will testify to the U.S. Joint Economic Committee on the economic outlook on Wednesday... Read more »
Yen Keeps Sliding: Trouble Ahead For U.S. Companies?
The dollar crossed the 100-yen mark for the first time since April 2009 Thursday and barely looked back Friday with a rise to nearly 102, a rise that continued Monday morning (and could have even longer legs given reports that the Federal Reserve and Chairman Ben Bernanke are mulling a ... Read more »
U.S. Dollar Not As Weak As You Think
If the U.S. thinks exports will save the job market, the Fed’s Ben Bernanke won’t have to think twice about maintaining interest rates at record low levels now that competing markets are getting cheaper. For how long is anybody’s guess. The currency wars continue… And right now, the ... Read more »
How much does your money manager cost you?
The Fed has enormous information about the economy, and two smart people heading it: vice chair Janet Yellen and chairman Ben Bernanke. They will just likely judge that the time has come to stop pushing rates down. They'll look for signals like lower unemployment and higher inflation. I ... Read more »
Terry Connelly: 50 Shades of Red: GOP Ponders the 2016 Derby
But Rick lacks other confederates in the Party, and he won't have Ben Bernanke to kick around any more. The last "P" may be senator Rob Portman of Ohio: he's a statesmanlike "adult" conservative with a gay offspring: all this probably disqualifies him, but could make a run if Bush ... Read more »
Fixing Too Big To Tolerate Banks
Finally, Chairman Ben Bernanke ’s speech in Chicago last week could also turn out to be a harbinger of significant policy changes at the Federal Reserve. “”Certainly one direction that we could go forward would be, in my view one constructive direction … is through the capital ... Read more »
Inflation Madness
Ben Bernanke, back when he was lecturing the Japanese. If you think this is a terrible idea, that’s your right. But if you imagine that it’s outlandish and somehow uneconomistic, you’re just ignorant... Read more »
How Do You Take Over for a Legend? Big Shoes to Fill: 14 Who Followed in the Footsteps of Legendar
Whether you are an economist like Ben Bernanke taking over for Alan Greenspan — the recession-addled among us might forget that when Greenspan stepped down as Fed chairman in 2006, he was being hailed as a “Maestro” beyond compare — or a comedian like Jay Leno succeeding Johnny Carson... Read more »
Ira Sohn: Jeff Gundlach Says Short Chipotle, David Einhorn Says OIS Should Spin Off Accommodations U...
After criticizing Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke exhaustively, the head of DoubleLine suggested shorting Chipotle, a stock the Greenlight Capital chief has targeted in the past. Einhorn, rather, spoke of Oil States International, which could divest its accommodation business and unlock ... Read more »
Dollar Falls Against Yen; European Stocks Edge Higher
" He added that all eyes will be on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress on Wednesday, for confirmation that the Fed will start scaling back the bond-purchasing program later in the year. Monday's session is likely to be fairly ... Read more »
