Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

While President Barack Obama and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke continue to implore banks to lend more to stimulate the economy and boost job creation -- with Obama pressing Congress to authorize additional taxpayer money to support private business lending -- the NFIB reports that small businesses maintain their position that sales and a poor economy are the biggest hurdles.

Small Business Confidence Deteriorates; Economy 'Mediocre At Best' 2010

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says they can't keep increasing or our future will be as bleak as Greece's.

Austerity Trap Is No Myth, as Debt-Service Costs Rise 2010

Paulson wasn't the only one pushing this merger, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was also applying pressure.

Garrett Johnson: Why Aren't These People in Jail? 2010

DALLAS -- Weighing his words, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke declared Wednesday that the crisis that had the nation's financial system teetering on the brink of collapse is "largely behind us."

Bernanke: Financial Crisis 'Largely Behind Us' 2010

Of all the economic factors that possibly fueled the inflation of the housing bubble last decade, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has said low interest ...

Joseph A. Palermo: Defiant Wall Street Welfare Kings Come to Washington 2010

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated late last week that the U.S. central bank won't hesitate to take further easing measures of its own if the US recovery stagnates.

Modest Measures Fail to Contain Yen 2010

To a large extent that situation still exists today, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said earlier this month.

It's Time to Nationalize Fannie and Freddie Stephen A. Blumenthal 2010

When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke zealously expanded the Fed's balance sheet, he was surely remembering Milton Friedman's indictment of the Fed's inaction in the 1930s.

Why Friedrich Hayek Is Making a Comeback 2010

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke thinks this is an awful idea: "Banks that are allowed to carry these losses do not engage in sound lending."

Small Banks and Big Risks 2010

WASHINGTON — Failing to curb federal budget deficits would do "great damage" to the U.S. economy in the long run, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Tuesday.

Bernanke: Cut Deficit Or Do 'Great Damage' To Economy 2010