The decision to award the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics to former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke was widely panned on social media as critics blamed the then-central bank chief for contributing to the ...

The surge in populist politics that helped fuel President Donald Trump’s victory and the rise of progressives on the left wasn’t triggered by U.S. policy makers response to the 2008 financial crisis, ...

Even if you credit Ben Bernanke with working miracles in 2008, his later actions messed the nation up for decades. AP Ouch: The Nobel Prize in Economics for former Fed chief Ben Bernanke may be one of ...

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress today that a fresh round of government stimulus is a good idea because there's a risk the country's economic weakness could last for ...

Writing about former Fed Chairman Arthur Burns in his 1998 book, Nixon’s Economy, economic historian Allen Matusow noted that Burns “had no fixed monetary principle of his own, except a determined ...

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled Tuesday that further interest rate cuts are unlikely because of concerns about inflation. High oil prices are a double-edged sword that can ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If 2008 was a tough year for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, 2009 is looking no easier as political battles pile on top of tough economic challenges. With the end of his ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has told lawmakers they should be "considering" another stimulus package. He said a new stimulus plan should be "targeted" and focused on ways to "help improve ...

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says more corporate executives should have been investigated for their actions leading to the 2008 financial meltdown. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...