Ben Bernanke
Fed must keep regulatory oversight: Bernanke
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, criticises plans to strip the Fed of its regulatory powers
Fed chiefs unite in bid to keep wider bank supervision
Current Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and former head Paul Volcker say taking all but the biggest banks away from the central bank would be a mistake
Fed is investigating Goldman, hedge funds: Bernanke
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says the central bank is looking into cross-currency swaps carried out by Goldman Sachs alleged to have helped Greece hide the extent of its debt
Discount hike was to discourage reliance on Fed: Bernanke
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke reiterates the central bank’s stance that its recent discount rate hike was in no way a policy tightening, flags term deposit facility
Fed presidents play down discount hike
Regional Fed presidents William Dudley, Dennis Lockhart and Janet Yellen deny that rise in discount rate equates to the end of accommodative policy
Fed’s discount rate hike jolts markets
Federal Reserve firms exit strategy by lifting the rate at which it lends to banks by a quarter percentage point, markets teeter
The fight for the Fed
Malan Rietveld looks back at Ben Bernanke’s bruising confirmation hearings
Has Bernanke broken his promise to Friedman?
The monetary policies of the Federal Reserve have helped to avoid a second Great Depression, but Bernanke’s emphasis on credit has been misguided, says Tim Congdon
Fed mulling switch to new policy rate
Federal Reserve’s Ben Bernanke says officials mooting the use of interest on reserves as benchmark target
Fed’s independence in public’s interest: Bernanke
Ben Bernake says the Federal Reserve will work with Congress to ensure maximum transparency
Senate backs Bernanke for second term
Lawmakers vote 70 to 30 in favour
Fed’s Dudley shoots down “audit” bill
William Dudley, president of the New York Fed, dismisses calls for greater scrutiny as threat to independence in policymaking
Fed retort: nothing to hide on AIG
Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, invites the government to audit the central bank’s dealings with AIG; NY Fed submits 250,000 pages of evidence to Congress
Bernanke appeals to keep Fed’s oversight powers
Federal Reserve chairman makes the case for the central bank to retain banking supervision in letter to lawmakers; Volcker supports systemic role
Taylor-rule author blasts Bernanke’s argument
Economist John Taylor says Bernanke was wrong to argue that low interest rates were not a factor in the housing bubble that led to the financial crisis
Senator who proposed Fed overhaul to retire
Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd, who produced a sweeping bill that seeks to limit Fed power, announces that he will not seek re-election
Bernanke: low rates didn’t spur housing bubble
Federal Reserve’s Ben Bernanke says direct linkages between low federal funds rate and rise in house prices weak; fix regulation not monetary policy
Chief Republican votes against Bernanke
Leading Republican on Senate Banking Committee Richard Shelby says Fed abused trust and confidence
Fed does not respond to oil price shocks: CEPR paper
CEPR paper argues against the standard view that Fed’s policy responses to oil-price-led inflation caused economic instability
Bunning labels Bernanke “definition of moral hazard”
Kentucky senator says he will do everything in his power to stop Ben Bernanke winning a second term
Fed bans ATM, debit-card overdraft fees
Federal Reserve says banks will no longer be able to charge overdraft fees for ATM and debit-card payments
Asset price bubbles “catastrophic”: UK Chancellor
Alistair Darling, chancellor of the exchequer, says bubbles must be tackled before they get out of hand
Fed remains guarded on rate hike
Federal Open Market Committee keeps key rate and tone unchanged; caps agency debt purchase programme at $175 billion
Bernanke outlines regulatory agenda
Fed chairman says comprehensive reform requires action from Congress