“Ben Bernanke” on The Daily Caller

White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday that President Obama has no opinion on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s assessment that not having a budget creates uncertainty and could damage the economy. (more)

In his new testimony, Ben Bernanke basically endorses the “US-could-be-Greece” line. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Tuesday said the largest U.S. banks and financial companies should hold extra cash on their balance sheets to cushion themselves against financial crises. (more)

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke denied Tuesday that he had hidden the true size of the bank’s emergency lending to Wall Street from Congress and the American people. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A town hall meeting with Ben Bernanke and a group of military families discussing family finances wouldn’t normally draw much notice. (more)

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke claims to be a student of the policy failures that deepened and prolonged the Great Depression. Yet, as he pushes forward with one failed stimulus after another, he seems to ignore the lessons of history — hoping, perhaps, that this time the story will end differently. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the economic recovery “is close to faltering” and the central bank is prepared to take further steps to support it. (more)

Operation Twist doesn’t give consumers much to shout about. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve is making its third try at stimulating the economy in less than three years. Since its last attempt ended in June, the economy has been slowing. And stocks have been falling as investors feared that the country was heading for another recession. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve says it will sell $400 billion of its shorter-term securities to buy longer-term holdings, its latest effort to boost a weak economy. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is running out of options to try to boost a slumping economy and lower unemployment. So policymakers are expected to reach 50 years back into their playbook for their next move. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — The last time the Federal Reserve came up with a big plan to help the economy, it totaled $600 billion and touched off a 28 percent rally in the stock market. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that he’s surprised by how cautious consumers remain more than two years since the recession officially ended. But he offered no hints of further steps the Fed might take to try to boost the weak economy. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted between small gains and losses Thursday ahead of speeches on the economy by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and President Barack Obama that will be closely watched on Wall Street. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Federal Reserve officials pushed in August for a more aggressive response to the economy’s slowdown. They settled for a plan to keep rates near zero for another two years and won agreement to discuss more options at an extended meeting in September. (more)

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled Friday that Congress must do more to promote growth, or risk delaying the economy’s return to full health. (more)

He is best known for predicting the speculative housing bubble all the way back in 2005 that would eventually devastate the U.S. economy. And in 2011 Nouriel Roubini, aka “Dr. Doom,” remains pessimistic about the U.S. and most advanced economies. (more)

Treasuries fell and stocks rose in value as traders prepared for a $99 billion bond sale and the Federal Reserve meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming later this week. (more)

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said voters might not see Texas Gov. Rick Perry as “someone who is serious on the issues,” in an interview to be aired Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” (more)

Texas governor and presidential candidate Rick Perry’s comments about Ben Bernanke and monetary policy have set off a firestorm. He is being criticized by both the left and the right. (more)