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• Fed: No change of plans for economy

  April 25, 2012 in Business, Nation/World WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve says the economy is growing moderately while cautioning that risks from Europe remain. It’s holding off on taking any further steps to boost the recovery.

• Bernanke: US job market weak despite gains

  March 26, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. job market remains weak despite three months of strong hiring and that the Federal Reserve’s existing policies will help boost growth.

• Bernanke optimistic regarding economy

  March 1, 2012 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Wednesday that the economy has performed better in recent months than the Federal Reserve had expected. If the trend continues, he said the … 2

• Wall Street closely watching Fed’s next move

  August 10, 2010 in Business Federal Reserve policymakers are pondering ways to jump-start the economic recovery. The trick: making sure whatever they do or say doesn’t rattle Wall Street. 1

• Bernanke urges Congress to continue with stimulus

  July 23, 2010 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Thursday that the fragile economy needs government stimulus spending to strengthen the recovery and help reduce unemployment. Testifying before the … 3

• Fed chief open to new steps to keep recovery going

  July 21, 2010 in Business Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress today the economic outlook remains “unusually uncertain,” and the central bank is ready to take new steps to keep the recovery alive if …

• Fed keeps rates at record lows; upbeat on economy

  April 28, 2010 in Business The Federal Reserve sounded a more confident note Wednesday that the economy is strengthening but pledged to hold rates at record lows to make sure it gains traction. 5

• Bernanke confident on recovery; warns on deficit

  April 14, 2010 in Business, Nation/World Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress today that he has confidence the unfolding economic recovery will have staying power, although it won’t be strong enough to bring quick relief … 19

• Bernanke: Record-low rates still needed

  February 24, 2010 in Nation/World Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that record-low interest rates are still needed to ensure that the economic recovery will last and to help ease the sting …

• Bernanke spells out Fed’s pullback strategy

  February 11, 2010 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – A snowstorm Wednesday didn’t keep Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke from outlining how the central bank might pull back its unprecedented intervention in the U.S. economy. But how …

• Fed chief backs power

  January 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Stronger regulation is the best way to prevent financial speculation from getting out of hand and throwing the economy into a new crisis, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke …

• Panel approves Bernanke

  December 18, 2009 in Business on Page A11 WASHINGTON – A Senate panel on Thursday approved the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to run the nation’s central bank for another four years. The Senate Banking Committee …

• Fed holds rates at record low to fuel recovery

  December 16, 2009 in Business, Nation/World The Federal Reserve has decided to hold interest rates at a record low and pledged to keep them there for an “extended period” to keep the recovery going and drive … 2

• Fed is expected to leave rates at record low

  December 15, 2009 in Business The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates at a record low this week. The big question is whether Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues will hint about when …

• Senator puts block on keeping Bernanke

  December 3, 2009 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., said Wednesday that he will put a hold on the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for a second term, a step that …

• Bernanke weighs in on ‘super currency’

  October 2, 2009 in Business on Page A14 WASHINGTON – Russia and China are advocating the creation of a new super currency, which Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday would weaken the dollar if it were to be …

• Fed caught up in power play

  October 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A12 WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve has dramatically expanded its role in the economy over the past 18 months, and the Obama administration has proposed enhancing that authority as part of …

• Recession is ‘likely over,’ Bernanke says

  September 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that the recession is “very likely over,” offering his most explicit endorsement so far of the view, increasingly widespread among economists, … 2

• Stocks jump as Bernanke says economy near recovery

  August 21, 2009 in Business NEW YORK — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has told investors what they wanted to hear: The economy is indeed on the verge of recovery. 1

• Enhanced role for Fed argued

  July 22, 2009 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ran into skepticism Tuesday from lawmakers wary of expanding the Fed’s duties to police big financial companies. They argued that the Fed failed …

• Bernanke tells Senate panel recovery possible next year

  February 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The nation’s top economic policymaker Tuesday offered a sliver of optimism in a time of gloom, saying in carefully hedged comments that growth could return next year if …

• Fed in uncharted waters, eyes new tools

  January 28, 2009 in Business, Nation/World With the country reeling from a recession, Federal Reserve policymakers are weighing what other tools they can use to brace the economy.

• Fed officials encourage bailout program overhaul

  January 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Top officials of the Federal Reserve Tuesday pushed for more money and a revamped approach to the rescue of the financial system, arguing that tax cuts and a …