Ben Bernanke

Fed keeps door open to more Q.E. stimulus

2 May 2013

The Federal Reserve kept its easy-money policies but left the door open to step up bond purchases if the economy slowed under the government's severe "sequester" spending cuts.

3:31AM

US council warns of threat of cyber attacks, market runs

26 Apr 2013

Regulators should guard against runs on the shadow banking system and watch out for cyber attacks on banks in coming months, the top US financial stability group said on Thursday.

11:28AM

Fed to take cue from job market for easing move

21 Mar 2013

US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said further gains in the US labour market were needed for the central bank to consider reducing its record monetary easing.

4:36AM

US stocks rise as Fed keeps aggressive easing in place

21 Mar 2013

US stocks recorded solid gains on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve held steady on its policy of economic stimulus, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 55.91 points (0.39 per cent) at 14,511...

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Ben Bernanke says raising US interest rates early risks economic growth

3 Mar 2013

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke signalled he would keep the Fed's target interest rate low to support the economy, even as some colleagues warned the policy risks triggering financial market...

6:30AM

Long slog to lower US jobless rate: Bernanke

28 Feb 2013

The US jobless rate is unlikely to reach more normal levels for several years, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said as he again defended the central bank’s forceful easing of monetary policy...

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

3:55AM

Fed chairman Bernanke sees hope in interest rate rises

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said recent increases in some interest rates may signal the economy is gaining vigour.

2:58AM

Bernanke eases asset bubble concerns

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke minimised concerns that the US central bank's easy monetary policy has spawned economically risky asset bubbles in comments at a meeting with dealers and...

3:21AM

Labour data eases fears over Fed plans to end QE

Most US stocks inched up yesterday after fresh data showed steady gains in jobs while the jobless rate stayed at a level that's unlikely to hasten the end of the Federal Reserve stimulus.

3:13AM

Learning from history

United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has moved the central bank further into uncharted policy territory in combating joblessness by tying the bank's interest rate outlook to...

3:00AM

Bernanke steps up warning over fiscal cliff

US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke stepped up his warning Tuesday over the looming ‘fiscal cliff,’ saying its mandatory tax hikes and spending cuts pose a “substantial threat” to the country...

4:31AM

IMF MEETING

US Fed chief Bernanke defends monetary easing against global criticism

The head of the US Federal Reserve on Sunday defended the central bank’s monetary easing measures after criticism that stimulus was to blame for destabilising capital flows around the world.

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