Tag: Ben Bernanke
Federal Reserve Cuts Stimulus to $65 Billion a Month
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a further $10 billion cut to its monthly bond purchases as...
Fed Expected to Announce Further $10 Billion Taper Today
Turmoil in emerging markets and a month of disappointing job growth at home are unlikely to deter the...
Gold Investors on the Clock Today
By 2:00 p.m. EST today, the world’s gold investors will have a better idea of what lies ahead...
Yellen’s Confirmation as Fed Chair Will Leave Easy-Money Policies, Risks Intact
The Senate’s overwhelming vote to approve Janet Yellen to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve puts...
Fed Comments Lower Stocks for Second Session of New Year
The S&P has fallen for a second consecutive session to begin 2014 thanks to comments from outgoing Federal...
Senate sets Monday Vote on Janet Yellen to Head Fed
Janet Yellen moved toward final approval as the Federal Reserve's next chair after the U.S. Senate set a...
As Fed Chief, Yellen will Leave Bernanke’s Policies Intact
Yellen seemed to discount any notion that the Fed’s massive quantitative easing, or QE, programs will create asset...
Bernanke: Low Rates to Endure Long after QE Ends
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday, “The target for the federal funds rate is likely to remain...
John Allison, President & CEO of the Cato Institute, Addresses Liberty, Limited Government and the Financial Crisis
I had the pleasure of talking this week with John Allison, president & CEO of the Cato Institute.
Fed Largess Aids U.S. Financial Strength BofA Deems Unrivaled
Five years after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke cut U.S. interest rates toward zero to end the worst...