Ben Bernanke's Lessons From 'The Great Inflation'
In a new book, Ben Bernanke explains how and why the U.S. Federal Reserve has evolved to play such an important role in the economy.
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'A Lot To Be Hopeful For': Crisis Seen As Historic, Not Another Great Depression
The speed and scale of the economic crash have drawn comparisons to the Great Depression. But this downturn should be shorter, former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and other economic historians say.
Fed Goes All Out To Keep Economy Alive During Coronavirus Shutdown
The Federal Reserve has moved quickly and creatively to pump money into the rapidly shrinking U.S. economy in hopes of keeping it afloat long enough to outlast the coronavirus pandemic.
Fed's Unwinding Of Crisis Programs Expected To Push Up Interest Rates Very Gradually
The Federal Reserve in October will begin unwinding the extraordinary stimulus it used to battle the Great Recession. That means that over the long run, rates on car loans and mortgages could go up.
In His Post-Fed Life, Bernanke Talks Taxes, Trump And Partisan Perceptions
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke discusses the contradictory partisan divide in people's views of the economy, the economy's health and the problem of those left behind by economic change.
How Tough Is The Mortgage Market? Even Bernanke Can't Get Refinanced
The former Fed chair told an audience in Chicago that he was unable to refinance his home loan, adding that lenders "may have gone a little bit too far on mortgage credit conditions."