Explore Ben Bernanke's thoughts on the gold standard and its implications for price stability in everyday life. Discover the difference between gold price stability and living costs, and learn about ...

Fed chief says central bank should regulate firms "too big to fail." Oct. 1, 2009— -- The Federal Reserve can be trusted with protecting consumers and overseeing massive companies whose collapse ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified on Wednesday before the House Budget Committee. His testimony, which included a warning that "the federal budget appears to be on an unsustainable path, ...

The Federal Reserve should do more to show the public how it is thinking about the economy, former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke said. In a paper published Friday, Bernanke suggested that the central bank ...

President Obama phoned Senate allies Saturday as two key senators predicted that embattled Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will be confirmed for a second term. Mr. Obama made calls from the ...

Having an individual, a company or a central bank willing to lend to banks is crucial in responding to financial panics,Former chairman of the Federal Reserve and former economics department chair of ...

As we covered before, Ben Bernanke has been winning the long battle with public perception over his handling of the financial crisis. This morning, President Obama will announce the Fed chairman's ...

One of the more conspicuous ironies of the stock market in recent years is that it tends to go down when the Federal Reserve is forecasting an improved economy. That’s because faster economic growth ...

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is "appalled" by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew's plan to demote Alexander Hamilton's position on the $10 bill so that a woman may be added. "Say it ain't so, ...

Bernanke made a speech this morning to other central bankers, economists and journalists at an annual forum in Jackson Hole. There were a number of key phrases Fed watchers were expecting to hear and, ...

OAK BLUFFS, Mass. -- President Obama on Tuesday nominated Federal Reserve Board ChairmanBen Bernanke for a second four-year term. Obama and Bernanke appeared together on Martha's Vineyard, where the ...