By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) – A year after the Lehman Brothers collapse, Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday the recession was likely over, while data supported hopes that recovery from the worst downturn in decades was advancing. (more…)
A year after Lehman, Bernanke says recession likely over
Obama renominates Bernanke, says U.S. Fed chief braked “economic freefall”
By Ross Colvin and Patricia Zengerle
OAK BLUFFS, Mass., Aug 25 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Ben Bernanke to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman on Tuesday, entrusting him with guiding the economy out of the worst downturn since the Great Depression.
Obama to reappoint Bernanke to lead Fed – official
By Patricia Zengerle and Ross Colvin
OAK BLUFFS, Mass., Aug 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will reappoint Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, a senior administration official said on Monday.
U.S. Fed chief sees growth prospects, “urgent” regulatory reform need
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Following are highlights from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s prepared speech to be delivered at the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank’s conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
BERNANKE ON CURRENT STATE OF ECONOMY
“After contracting sharply over the past year, economic activity appears to be leveling out, both in the United States and abroad, and the prospects for a return to growth in the near term appear good. … The economic recovery is likely to be relatively slow at first, with unemployment declining only gradually from high levels.”
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U.S. bank regulators dig in against Obama shake-up
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Disagreement within the Obama administration over reshaping U.S. financial regulation flared on Tuesday, with top bank regulators defending their turf against key parts of a broad bank supervision overhaul plan. (more…)
Bernanke sees some economic gain, reviews Fed exit strategy
By Mark Felsenthal and Alister Bull
WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday said the outlook for the long-suffering U.S. economy appears to be improving and the U.S. central bank was carefully reviewing ways to withdraw its massive monetary policy stimulus when conditions permit.
But Bernanke cautioned that unemployment was likely to remain high into 2011, and he warned that this could sap fragile consumer confidence and potentially undermine what is expected to be a very gradual recovery. (more…)
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