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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 they will reverse course and start boosting rates.
By rewarding rather than punishing Wall Street for losing irresponsibly risky bets and by holding out the promise of similar bailout rewards in the future, writes columnist David Sirota, politicians have incentivized irresponsible risk-taking for years to come.
Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, recently had some downbeat things to say about our economic prospects. The economy, he warned, "confronts some formidable headwinds." All we can expect, he said, is "modest economic growth next yearsufficient to bring down the unemployment rate, but at a pace slower than we would like."
FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2009 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is introduced before speaking during a discussion hosted by The Economic Club of Washington, in Washington. The Fed's interest rate announcement is expected at 2
By Trader Mark. Agree or disagree with the conclusions, Niall Ferguson always puts out some serious food for thought. In his latest, he describes America as 'An Empire at Risk' in Newsweek magazine. Another lengthy read best suited for weekend consumption... Read more » »
Don't run with the herd—ever.
Paul Volcker, 82, is one of U.S. President Barack Obama's leading economic advisers. German news magazine Spiegel spoke with him about the economic challenges facing the U.S., whether new taxes are needed to address public debt and how America can return to a position of economic leadership.
Syndicated columnist George Will's essay about the Federal Reserve's independence ("No way to preserve Federal Reserve independence," Other Views, Dec. 10) is off the mark.
If the key to successful investing is buying low, then an abundance of caution is in order if you're rebalancing your portfolio. This year's rally has sent prices for everything from stocks to bonds to gold so high that easy pickings are unusually hard to find heading into 2010.
Don't run with the herd—ever.
Despite some economic improvements, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Monday it is still too soon to declare that the budding recovery will last.
BOSTON — If the key to successful investing is buying low, then an abundance of caution is in order if you're rebalancing your portfolio.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Monday that it's too soon to know whether the economic recovery will last. He again pledged to hold rates at record-low levels for an "extended period."
They all laughed at Fulton and his steamboat, Hershey and his chocolate bar. And at Rep. Ron Paul , the 2008 presidential candidate who had the zany idea — as many laughing people thought — that the Federal Reserve system could become a sizzling political issue. Ben Bernanke , chairman of the Fed, who does not laugh promiscuously, knows that it is no laughing matter that Paul has 317 co-sponsors ...
Sustained high unemployment is a recipe for immense human suffering. The Federal Reserve must start lending a hand to job creation.
The Federal Reserve, meeting next week to set monetary policy, faces the tricky task of acknowledging a pick up in economic activity without spooking fragile markets into believing interest rate hikes are imminent.
