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Recession Watch: Bernanke and Bush on Speed, Stimulus, and Slowdowns
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- January 17, 2008
The White House and Fed chairman both back a quick, temporary boost for the economy.
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Bernanke Gives Investors, Market a Boost
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- January 11, 2008
More interest rate cuts should strengthen stocks.
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Bernanke Termination Watch
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- January 10, 2008
Because Bernanke has not acted aggressively enough to deal with the economy's problems, it's possible he'll get replaced when the next president comes into office.
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The Fed Comes Out Blazing
By James Pethokoukis -
Money & Business
- December 13, 2007
Central banks open up their ATMs—but is anybody in line?
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Anti-Bernanke Sentiment Builds on Wall Street
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- December 13, 2007
The Fed chairman is seen as weak and too willing to compromise.
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One and Done for Bernanke?
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- November 26, 2007
Slow Fed action on the credit crisis might limit its chairman to a single term.
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Bernanke Puts a Low Speed Limit on Growth
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- November 20, 2007
The Fed's forecast predicts the economy can expand only moderately in the future.
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A Quarter-Point Cut, But Is It the Last?
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- October 31, 2007
The Fed lowers interest rates again, but it gives no hint of further cuts
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Inflation, Gold, and Iran
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- September 25, 2007
The yellow metal is getting pricier, but that may be a reflection of rising geopolitical tensions.
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Profiting From Lower Rates
Money & Business
- September 22, 2007
The Fed cuts, and Wall Street celebrates. How to join the party
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'Helicopter Ben' Touches Down
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- September 18, 2007
The Bernanke Fed's dramatic rate cut doesn't mean it has stopped watching inflation.
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5 Ways to Cash In on the Fed Rate Cut
By Emily Brandon -
Money & Business
- September 18, 2007
Borrowers should be on the lookout for dropping rates, and savers can lock in today's payouts
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4 Reasons to Be Upbeat About the Economy
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- September 14, 2007
Bernanke will have his say next week, but a recession may not necessarily be in the cards.
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Obsessing Over a Recession
By James Pethokoukis -
Money & Business
- September 9, 2007
A drop in jobs shortens the odds the Fed will cut rates.
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Did the White House Rig the Stock Market?
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- August 20, 2007
The Fed's move and the stock market's gyrations have conspiracy theorists working overtime.
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Bernanke Blinks and Wall Street Rallies
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- August 17, 2007
The Fed's move to cut the discount rate is the perfect elixir to stem growing panic over the credit crunch.
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Federal Reserve Stands Pat as Stock Market Burns
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- August 10, 2007
But the crisis on Wall Street may have little impact on the overall economy and Main Street.
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Bernanke and the Case for Trade
Capital Commerce
- May 1, 2007
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke just gave a speech that might have gotten him fired if he was still an economist over at the White House. The topic was trade, perhaps the new "third rail" of American politics.
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Has Bernanke Blown It?
Capital Commerce
- February 15, 2007
The stock market sure seemed to love Ben Bernanke's optimistic testimony before a Senate panel yesterday, with the Dow Jones industrial average hitting a record high on the news and adding to its gains today. "There are some indications that inflation pressures are beginning to diminish," the chairman of the Federal Reserve said.
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Should Ben Bernanke Host <i>Survivor</i>?
Capital Commerce
- February 9, 2007
Last night's première of the 14th season of the reality television show Survivor had a ripped-from-the-headlines feel about it..
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Social Security
Michael Barone
- January 22, 2007
The problems with Social Security are not going away. That was the message Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered in his testimony this week to the Senate Budget Committee.
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