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Ben Bernanke

Type: Person

Name: Ben Bernanke

Title: Chairman of the Board of Governors

Organization: The U.S. Federal Reserve System

Date of Birth: 13/12/1953

Place of Birth: Augusta, Georgia

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for Ben Bernanke

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 8 mins ago - 26 reports

Federal Reserve System

New Head For US Central Bank?

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama says Ben Bernanke has done an "outstanding" job leading the central bank and coping with the worst recession in decades. But some analysts say Obama is likely to appoint someone else to head the Federal Reserve ... [Published VOA News - 50 mins ago]

Entities: Ben Bernanke, Michael Cox, Federal Reserve System

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 18 mins ago - 64 reports

Barack Obama

New Head For US Central Bank

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama says Ben Bernanke has done an "outstanding" job leading the central bank and coping with the worst recession in decades. But some analysts say Obama is likely to appoint someone else to head the Federal Reserve ... [Published Big News Network - 18 mins ago]

Entities: Ben Bernanke, Barack Obama, Federal Reserve System

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 reports

Ben Bernanke

Obama hints Bernanke on way out

WASHINGTON -- President Obama suggested he might not renominate Ben Bernanke for a third term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, saying the central bank chief has stayed in the job longer than originally planned. ... [Published Big News Network - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Ben Bernanke, Barack Obama

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 7 reports

Asian Futures Rise as Yen Weakens Before Fed; Oil Gains

Asian equity futures rose, indicating shares from Japan to Australia may follow U.S. stocks higher, on prospects the Federal Reserve will signal the fate of monetary stimulus after its meeting today. The yen declined, while oil extended gains from a nine-month ... [Published Bloomberg - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Ben Bernanke, Futures, Federal Reserve System, Index

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated 4 hours ago - 11 reports

Markets await word from Bernanke

US stocks have moved higher, helped by news of a pickup in home building and low inflation.The Dow Jones industrials rose 138 points to close at 15,318But the Federal Reserve loomed large, with investors trying to guess what the central bank will say ... [Published Shropshire Star - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Federal Reserve System, Ben Bernanke, Index, Inflation

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 8 reports

Europe ends mixed as investors eye Fed

European stocks closed mixed on Tuesday as investors remained worried ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting amid fears the central bank may start to taper its bond buying.WBP OnlineLondon - European equities performed mixed on Tuesday amid persisting ... [Published WBP Online - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Stocks, Euro STOXX 50, Inflation

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 5 reports

Meet The 6 Federal Reserve Reporters Who Can Make Markets Go Crazy

Today, the Federal Reserve begins its two-day long Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting to discuss and determine the direction of monetary policy.Without question, this is the most important event of the week, and some would argue that it is the ... [Published Business Insider Australia - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Federal Reserve System, Steve Liesman, Binyamin Appelbaum, Fedwire

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 10 reports

Schizomarket On Edge As FOMC Meeting Begins

There was non-Fed news in the overnight market.Such as Nikkei reporting that Germany's Angela Merkel was the first G-8 member to be openly critical of Japan's credit-easing policy "that has led to the yen's weakening against major currencies" in what ... [Published Zero Hedge - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve System, Index

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 8 reports

5 Ideas to Help You Read Bernanke’s Mind

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke faces a unique challenge—just when can he stop trying to save the economy?For the past five years, the Fed has devoted itself to rebuilding from the wreckage of the financial crisis. It slashed interest rates to near ... [Published The Fiscal Times - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Federal Reserve System, Ben Bernanke, Inflation, Unemployment Rate, Mark Olson

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 3 reports

World looks to Bernanke to clarify move

Is the era of ultra-low interest rates nearing an end? When he takes questions this week after a Federal Reserve meeting, Chairman Ben Bernanke will confront investors' fears that rates are headed higher. ... ... [Published Yahoo! Xtra Business - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve System

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 9 reports

Weak trading weighs on peso

The local currency weakened by 7.5 centavos to close at P42.885 to the dollar from its P42.81-per-dollar finish last Friday. ?The market does not know where to go. Everybody?s waiting for the results of the FOMC meeting,? a trader said in a phone interview ... [Published Business World - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Federal Reserve System, Ben Bernanke, Nikkei Index

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 33 reports

The Tapering Talk and Rising Yields Are a Sign of Recovery

There seems to be a growing consensus that the recent rise in long-term interest rates is the result of the Fed indicating it may taper its asset purchases. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke?s comments before Congress on May 22 and the subsequent release of FOMC ... [Published Wall Street Pit - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: yield, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve System, Inflation, Lars Christensen

Quotes

...and investors became nervous when Bernanke told a congressional committee that the Fed might scale back the program over the next few months. "we are trying to make an assessment of whether or not we have seen real and sustainable progress in the labor market outlook. and this is a judgment the committee will have to make" Bernanke said...

New Head For US Central Bank? [Published VOA News - 50 mins ago]

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Blogs

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Obama 'Basically Fired Ben Bernanke On The Spot... [Published St George West - 55 mins ago] Matthew Boesler : Last night, President Obama said in an interview , "Well, I think Ben Bernanke's done an outstanding job. Ben Bernanke's a little bit like Bob Mueller, the head of the FBI - where he's already stayed a lot longer than he ...
Wednesday: Fed Day [Published Calculated Risk - 1 hour ago] More support for Dr. Janet Yellen to replace Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke next January. I supported Yellen in 2009 , and I think she would be an excellent choice.Wednesday economic releases:• At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will ...
FOREX-Euro in demand as Fed faces crunch time [Published AdBanks.net - 1 hour ago] Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:21pm EDT * USD shade firmer on yen, but near four-month lows on euro * Euro and Swissy in demand vs emerging market currencies and A$ * Tensions running high before Fed statement, Bernanke conference * Investors aching ...
Asian Stocks Higher as Nikkei Lead Rise [Published OANDA Forex Blog - 1 hour ago] Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index heading for a two-week high, as Japanese exporters rallied after the nation’s shipments increased and the yen weakened as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve meeting. Japan’s Toyota ...
Your Ultimate Preview For The Most Anticipated ... [Published Clusterstock - 3 hours ago] The whole world has been anxiously waiting for this moment. The Federal Reserve will wrap up its 2-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Wednesday. At 2:00 PM ET, it will publish its FOMC statement as well as an update to its economic ...

Audio/Video

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Timothy Geithner the Next Fed Chairman? [Published FOX Business - Video - 6 hours ago]
How Will History Paint Bernanke? [Published FOX Business - Video - 9 hours ago]
The Upside: Hey, it's time to stop beating up t... [Published Reuters Video: Business - 11 hours ago]
Bernanke May Leave Fed in January, and More [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - 12 hours ago]
Obama: Bernanke Stayed Longer Than He Wanted [Published Bloomberg - YouTube - 14 hours ago]

Press Releases

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