Ben S. Bernanke
http://www.federalreserve.gov/Ben S. Bernanke is the current Federal Reserve Chairman. He was nominated by President George W. Bush in October 2005 to succeed Alan Greenspan. He was sworn in as chairman on February 1, 2006.
Bernanke was born in Georgia and grew up in South Carolina. He graduated from Harvard in 1975 with a BA in economics and received a PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1979. He taught at the Stanford Graduate Scholl of Business from 1979 to 1985 and became a tenured professor at Princeton University.
Before becoming Federal Reserve Chairman, he was the Director of the Monetary Economics Program of the National Bureau of Economic Research and editor of the American Economic Review. In addition, he was chairman of the US President's Council of Economic Advisors (CEA).
Bernanke has been an advocate of a more transparent and democratic Federal Reserve, a different approach than Alan Greenspan. However, Bernanke's first months as FED Chairman were rocky. He took over in the midst of the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the housing bubble. Also, he was criticized by some as being too "academic" and out of touch with the markets.
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Bernanke Testimony Before the Committee on Financial Services
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Paulson Testimony Before House Committee on Financial Services
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Bernanke's Speech at European Central Banking Conferenece
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David Moenning’s Daily State of the Markets: 11/03
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Bernanke Speech: The Future of Mortgage Finance in the United States
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FOMC Cuts Rates 50 Basis Points to 1%
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Stocks In 'Wait And See Mode' Ahead of Fed Decision
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 10/28
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Top 10 News Items 10/20-10/24: Markets Volatile as Fear Spreads Across the Globe
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 10/23
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 10/20
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Bernanke Said Consideration of a Second Financial Stimulus Package 'Seems Appropriate'
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Ben Bernanke Testimony Before the Committee on the Budget
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said consideration of a new stimulus package is appropriate
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Stocks Slammed As Cracks In The Economy Start Showing Up
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Stocks Down Sharply On Slowdown Fears
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Full Text from Bernanke's Speech to Economic Club of New York 10/15
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Highlights from Bernanke's Speech to the Economic Club of New York
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 10/14
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Statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on Actions to Protect the U.S. Economy
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Joint Statement by Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC On Financial Plan
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 10/10
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 10/08
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Fed Cuts Rates 50bp
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Market Crash Continues, Dow Drops Another 500
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FOMC Minutes September 16, 2008
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Ben S. Bernanke At the National Association for Business Economics 50th Annual Meeting
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Markets Tumble as Bernanke Addresses NABE; Dow Down 270, Nasdaq Down 58, S&P Down 33
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More Headlines from Bernanke's Speech to NABE
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Bernanke Starts Speech to NABE
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Issues Statement After Congess Passes Bailout Bill
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Bailout Deal Reached
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If This Too Fails, Bring Out The 'Mega-Bank"
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Wall Street Goes To Washington Day Two
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Ben Bernanke Testimony Before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 9/24
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Stocks Fall As 'Urgent' Bailout Plan Stalls
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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 9/23: SIL, FNM, FRE, SYUT Higher; DTG, CACH, GFIG, ENER Lower
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Wall Street's Eyes Swing Toward Washington
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Ben Bernanke discusses buying assets from banks near 'hold-to-maturity' prices
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 9/23
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Paulson and Bernanke Urge Congress To Act Now
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Ben Bernanke Testimony Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate
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Top 10 News Items 9/15-9/19: Gov't Plan Sparks Relief Rally; Feds Loan AIG $85B; Lehman Files for Bankruptcy
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Statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on Comprehensive Approach to Market Developments
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Paulson, Bernanke Propose Financial Fix-Up
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Bernanke to Accompany Paulson to Brief Congress on Possible Solution to Crisis -CNBC
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 9/18
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 9/17
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FOMC Leaves Rates Unchanged At 2%
