Post Tagged with: "Ben Bernanke"
Six Takeaways from Fed Speak or The Real Troika
The debate over another round of asset purchases seems to be getting less play than the debate over guidance, and the real Troika of BYD (Bernanke, Yellen and Dudley) are reading from the same song book. They are maintaining the view of late 2014, while some regional presidents have expressed leanings for an earlier (2013) move
Bernanke: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been guest lecturing at George Washington University, giving students a four-part series of talks entitled “The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis”. Below are the slides that accompanied his lectures
Samuelson Flunked Bernanke
The forecasting proficiency of central bankers is a topical issue. At least, a friend asked if I could help with a list of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s predictions. The list stops in 2008, although he has been no more accurate since then. I sent the list to a few others. To those lucky recipients, I attached Paul Samuelson’s opinion of Ben S. Bernanke. It is the response (below) of one correspondent to Samuelson’s statement that is most telling
Transcript: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Interview with Diane Sawyer
Below is a video excerpt of the interview US Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke conducted with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer earlier this week. Below that is the transcript
Dollar Soft, Bernanke Misunderstood
Judging from the press coverage, we suspect many observers have misunderstood Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke’s comments yesterday. They need to be placed in the context of what went before: namely several hawkish regional presidents spoke, seemingly raising the prospect of a hike as early as next year and a backing up in US yields. His comments justified the continued accommodative policy a necessary to make further progress in reducing unemployment, which he argues requires a faster growing economy
Video: Gas Prices Explained
I missed this one from Omid Malekan a few weeks back but it’s a good primer on gas/petrol prices for those of you who are interested
The preposterous credit world view presented in Ben Bernanke’s lecture series at George Washington University
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s lecture series at George Washington University is most unfortunate. The first instinct, at least here, is to let it pass. Two of the man’s characteristics will be addressed in what follows. First, his inability to anticipate. Second, his limited understanding of the past, which is a cause of his inability to anticipate
Fed Chairman Bernanke, Gold and the Gold Standard
In yesterday’s lecture, Federal Reserve Chairman rejected the idea that a return to a gold standard is desirable or practical. His pointed remarks come as Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has fanned ideas in some quarters of the benefits of the discipline of a gold standard. Previously the outgoing World Bank head Robert Zoellick had also advocated a return to a gold standard. In addition, there have been press reports suggesting that some central banks have recently stepped up their purchases of gold for monetary (reserve) purposes
Bernanke ‘Irresponsible’ to Compare US to Greece
That’s the headline from my latest talk on RT’s Alyona Show. Before I send you to the clip, let me explain my thinking because I don’t think I was really clear in the video
Chart of the Day: Government Deficits as Far as the Eye Can See
The chart below from the blog Pragmatic Capitalism shows the U.S. Federal government deficit for each quarter since 1952. As you can see, almost the entire period is marked by deficits
[Premium] The Fed’s Rate easing and Obama’s Mortgage refi plan are bullish
Investors must still be worried about the fallout from the European meltdown. However, the situation in the US is looking much better than it did last week because of this aggressive policy response
Bernanke’s 29 Trillion Dollar Fog of Deceit
Congress should immediately call Chairman Bernanke in for testimony on the veracity of the Fed’s response to the Bloomberg report. It should demand a comprehensive accounting for all the Fed’s commitments, by institution that benefitted. Bernanke should explain what the Fed did, when it did it, why it did it, and in whose interests it has been operating since the GFC began. No more obfuscation. No more secrecy. No more fog of deceit