Ben Bernanke on Townhall

How We Learned to Stop Hating Fed Tapering Tue Jun 18

Charles Payne

The Fed trying to keep Wall Street calm is akin to parents buying their fat child candy to stop him from whining. Let him whine and let the Street complain. ... more
Return of the Silly Season Tue Jun 11

Mike Shedlock

With the Fed forcing interest rates low, commercial and industrial lending has picked up. That may sound like a good thing, but is it? I suggest it's not. Competition is such that "covenant light" lending has returned in full force. ... more
Keynesian Reincarnation Thu Jun 6

Bill Tatro

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, another in the long line of Mario Draghi-and-Ben Bernanke clones, has reconfirmed that the only way to get out of an economic hole is by digging the hole deeper, that is if you’re of the Keynesian bent. ... more
Another Nancy Pelosi Moment Sat May 25

Ransom Notes Radio

Nancy Pelosi blames IRS Scandal on Bush. The markets are confused by Ben Bernanke’s testimony; but they really shouldn’t be. Bill Tatro also joined the program to talk about some of the unexpected items that might wage war on this so-called “recovery.” ... more
Obama Playing at the Improv, Making it Up As He Goes Along Fri May 24

Donald Lambro
Arab Spring at the Fed Fri May 24

Charles Payne

The Street loved the statement but hated the reality that accommodation may be reeled in sooner rather than later. The fact of the matter is there are a number of issues here. ... more
Column: The many interpretations of Ben Bernanke Thu May 23

Reuters News
Bernanke's Semi-Annual Tap-Dance of Distortions, Half-truths, Lies, and Hypocrisy Thu May 23

Mike Shedlock

Inquiring minds with extra time on their hands this morning are plodding through the Full Transcript of Bernanke's Testimony To Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress looking for the usual collection of half-truths, distortions, and outright lies it usually contains. ... more
What Bubble? Mon May 6

Bill Tatro

Bernanke seemed to be much more like Alfred E. Neuman of Mad magazine fame who continually said, “What, me worry?” ... more
Breaking News: Communists are Not to be Trusted Wed Apr 10

Michael Schaus

It’s not as if the Communist state has ever manipulated numbers, built empty cities, or circumvented conventional economic models to make their performance on the world stage seem more grandiose than it already is. ... more
Conservatives For the Federal Reserve Sun Mar 24

Kevin Glass
Fed Sees High Unemployment Into 2015 Thu Mar 21

Washington, D.C.

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says unemployment will remain high into 2015, suggesting the Fed will keep short-term interest rates near record lows at least until then. ... more
Congress Demands Bernanke’s Exit Strategy Fri Feb 22

Mike Shedlock

In a long overdue, yet surprising move, Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Economic Growth demands answers on Bernanke's exit strategy. ... more
Prophets and Losses Tue Feb 5

Thomas Sowell

Now that the federal government is playing an ever larger role in the economy, a look at Washington's track record seems to be long overdue. ... more
Economic Outlook for 2013: ZIRP, Zombies, and the Japanization of the American Economy Wed Jan 9

Mark W. Hendrickson

I recently indulged in some wistful, year-end nostalgia, but now that 2013 is underway, let’s turn our attention to a time more crucial to our well-being: the future in which we will live. ... more
Need a Job? You May Have to Wait Until 2015 or Later, Says the Fed Fri Dec 14

Donald Lambro

WASHINGTON - Everything you ever wanted to know about the Obama economy is in a single sentence about the Federal Reserve Board's latest attempts this week to deal with unacceptably high unemployment. ... more
Mr. Romney: Take Ben Bernanke's Resignation On Day One Wed Oct 17

Ralph Benko

One of the latent issues of the 2012 presidential race is a referendum on the Bernanke Fed. If Romney is in, Bernanke is out. ... more
Even The Fed Doesn’t Believe It’ll Work Sun Sep 23

Austin Hill

Breaking news: officials in our U.S. Federal Government do not know how to solve all our woes. ... more
Obama's a Nice Enough Guy ... Mon Sep 17

Rich Galen

Friday night I was on Anderson Cooper's CNN program, AC360 with one of my favorite debate partners, Paul Begala. As neither Paul nor I am a foreign policy expert we talked about the domestic political aspects of the riots - and killings - in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). ... more
Ratings Agency Downgrades U.S. Credit Fri Sep 14

Leah Barkoukis
Bernanke Announces New Measures Fri Sep 14

Washington, DC

Bernanke announced the latest round of quantitative easing. ... more
Obama's Report Card: Failing Economics 101 Wed Sep 5

Donald Lambro

The weakening, job-starved Obama economy looms over the Democrats' national convention this week, casting a pall of gloom over a party paralyzed by its far-left ideology. ... more
Bernanke Warns Democrats on Budget Brinksmanship Wed May 16

Kevin Glass
The Kings of the World Mon May 14

Bruce Bialosky

They walk where no mortals dare. They face challenges that melt the resolve of ordinary people. They fearlessly stride the pathways of the world, towering over the feeble masses. Commoners worship them as gods, without whom their lives would dissipate into madness and chaos. Who are these giants that rule the world and whose wisdom is essential to our daily existence? They are economists. ... more
Homo Politicus, Part II: Washington's Obedience to Authority Problem Wed Apr 18

Ralph Benko

An earlier column, “Homo Politicus,” offered an explanation of why Washington does not learn from experience. (Recap: Washington elites rarely operate from observed results. Rather, they mostly emulate higher status members of their society — much as do chimpanzees and other primates.) ... more