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Ben Bernanke

  1. the national interest
    Bernanke Stops Being Polite, Starts Getting RealBen Bernanke drops truthbomb on Wall Street Journal editorial page, no survivors.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. Helicopter Ben Makes It Rain — for HimselfThe revolving door turns again, with the former Fed chairman headed to a hedge fund. 
    By Annie Lowrey
  3. fed up
    The Fed Chairmanship Race Is a Bad Romantic ComedyPresident Obama has to choose between the charismatic jerk and the quiet hero.
    By Kevin Roose
  4. fed up
    Why Did the Stock Market Fall Today?The eternal question.
    By Kevin Roose
  5. to taper or not to taper
    Ben Bernanke Is Wall Street’s Security BlanketHis job has become reassuring the market.
    By Kevin Roose
  6. scandal-stained wretches
    Bloomberg Reporters Spied on Geithner, BernankeAnd probably a lot of other important people.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  7. fednomics
    Wall Street Is Losing Its War With the Fed Over BonusesAnd there’s nothing banks can do about it.
    By Kevin Roose
  8. club fed
    The Fed Puts on Its Superman Cape and Decides to Fix UnemploymentThe central bank implemented the so-called Evans Rule.
    By Kevin Roose
  9. qe-uh-oh
    The Markets May Not Have Ben Bernanke to Kick Around AnymoreThe Fed chairman is planning to leave even if Obama wins reelection, according to Andrew Ross Sorkin.
    By Kevin Roose
  10. the curious case of benjamin bernanke
    The Absolute Moron’s Guide to QE3Buckle your seatbelts.
    By Kevin Roose
  11. today in wise graybeards
    Stock Tease: What Ben Bernanke Said, and What Wall Street HeardThe Fed chairman is playing hard-to-get.
    By Kevin Roose
  12. business
    Video: What the Fed Did Today (Translated Into English)We made you a video!
    By Kevin Roose and Sarah Frank
  13. college
    Bernanke: Worried About Interest Rates, Rate-My-Professor RankingThink he gets the little chili pepper much?
    By Noreen Malone
  14. white men with money oversight
    The Fed Really Couldn’t Comprehend Economics in 2006Recently released transcripts from 2006 are “embarrassing,” to say the least.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  15. white men with kindles
    Ben Bernanke Is an Ordinary American HomeownerBut an extraordinarily committed reader.
    By Noreen Malone
  16. federally reserved
    Ben Bernanke on Occupy Wall Street: ‘I Can’t Blame Them’Rick Perry is going to be pissed.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. the national interest
    How Republicans Learned to Despise the FedThe GOP has embraced what used to be called, dismissively, “Fed bashing.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. federally reserved
    Ben Bernanke: Sometimes a Speech Is Just a SpeechNo policies announced in Jackson Hole today.
    By Chris Rovzar
  19. the fed speaks
    Fed Expected to Announce Modest Boost Next FridayCould be simple confirmation that Fed plans to maintain $2.8 trillion portfolio for time being.
    By Andre Tartar
  20. rick rolling
    Rick Perry Calls Ben Bernanke ‘Almost Treasonous,’ Not Sure About President Obama’s Patriotism [Updated]The Federal Reserve chairman might want to stay out of Texas for a while.
    By Dan Amira
  21. downgradepocalypse
    Ben Bernanke and Fed Promise Low Rates Amid Stock Market Roller Coaster [Updated]A bad day for the faint of heart.
    By Dan Amira and Adam Pasick
  22. literary aspersions
    ‘Sniffling’ Jamie Dimon Heckles Ben BernankeThe JP Morgan CEO reveals his “great fear.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  23. secret tarpies
    Ben Bernanke Gave Wall Street an Unbelievably Sweet Interest Rate on That Secret $80 Billion LoanSay thank you, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  24. the coming econopocalypse
    The Dollar Is at Its Lowest Since July 2008Bernanke is under pressure.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  25. managed expectations
    Ben Bernanke Tries to Harsh Your Unemployment MellowBernanke’s Charlie Brown face explained.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  26. the greatest recession
    Turns Out, the Financial Crisis Was Totally Avoidable“The greatest tragedy would be to accept the refrain that no one could have seen this coming.”
    By Nitasha Tiku
  27. fi-cri fallout
    Incidentally, the Federal Reserve Really Did Save the World Back in 2008Without the bailout, McDonald’s wouldn’t have opened and your phone service might have stopped.
    By Jessica Pressler
  28. early and often
    This Is What Ben Bernanke Looks Like When He’s ‘Taking Aim’The Federal Reserve chairman really gave it to China today.
    By Jessica Pressler
  29. international intrigue
    Ben Bernanke Calls Out ChinaThe Fed chief tells the world to blame the other guys for slowing down the global economy.
    By Avi Zenilman
  30. early and often
    Republicans Plan Defeat of Successful Stimulus PlanGoddamn if they’re going to let this administration save the economy.
    By Jessica Pressler
  31. managed expectations
    Ben Bernanke Makes the Stock Market Happy, a Day LateWhen he announced $600 billion in new Fed spending on Wednesday, the markets didn’t blink. Why did they soar on Thursday?
    By Avi Zenilman
  32. managed expectations
    Inflation, Here We Come?Ben Bernanke promises to spend $600 billion so America doesn’t turn Japanese.
    By Avi Zenilman
  33. managed expectations
    Everyone Expects Inflation (the Fed Is Working!)People buy treasuries at negative interest rates, betting on a flood of new money.
    By Avi Zenilman
  34. people who are doing their part to disempower the name hitler
    Hedge-Fund Manager Compares Ben Bernanke to Hitler“To me, the parallels are ominous.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  35. managed expectations
    Bernanke: Fed Will Do What It Can to Help Stimulate the EconomyBut don’t go looking at him to solve everyone’s problems.
    By Jessica Pressler
  36. the money machine
    Is Ben Bernanke Worried About Deflation?It looks like it, if you squint hard enough.
    By Avi Zenilman
  37. eeyore
    Federal Reserve Acknowledges Recovery Isn’t Going As Well As It Would LikePlans to reinvest proceeds from mortgage-backed securities into Treasuries.
    By Jessica Pressler
  38. eeyore
    Bernanke: Things Are Better, But Also Still BadThe Fed chairman is still cautiously pessimistic.
    By Jessica Pressler
  39. cautious pessimism
    Depressive Bernanke Brings Down MarketsEeyore strikes again.
    By Jessica Pressler
  40. the end of the great recession
    Ashton Kutcher Has Been Named ‘President of Pop Culture’ at PopchipsGet it? “Pop”?
    By Jessica Pressler
  41. waiting for reform
    And Now, a Picture of Ben Bernanke, a Mountain Range, and a Leopard-Spotted RiverIn which the Fed chairman contemplates reform.
    By Jessica Pressler
  42. pop quiz
    Hipster or Bureaucrat?A pop quiz.
    By Jessica Pressler
  43. early and often
    The Federal Reserve Is Not Ready to Make a Commitment… to saying the economy has recovered.
    By Jessica Pressler
  44. the greatest depression
    Dodd Introduces Bill to Jump-start Financial Reform, Sets Aggressive TimelineThe Fed might be getting bigger.
    By Zeke Turner
  45. dear leader
    People Who Bought Alan Greenspan Portraits Now Wish Him DeadPaintings of the former Fed chairman are being put out of sight.
    By Jessica Pressler
  46. the great recession
    Bernanke Will Raise the Interest Rate When the Time Is RightHe has to wait for the Signs.
    By Jessica Pressler
  47. the man of the hour
    Ben Bernanke Has Been Confirmed for a Second TermBy a healthy margin.
    By Jessica Pressler
  48. early and often
    Fed Chairman Bernanke Expected to Be Reconfirmed TodayIt’ll be a squeaker.
    By Jessica Pressler
  49. band of brothers
    White House Economic Team Hugs It OutAfter an awkward week, the healing begins.
    By Jessica Pressler
  50. man of the eleventh hour
    Bernanke Confirmation Faces Last-Minute HurdlesThe Fed chairman is facing opposition from both sides.
    By Jessica Pressler
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