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Bernanke sends a rate rise alert

09.10.09
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke today said the central bank is ready to raise interest rates when the outlook for the economy “has improved significantly” ... more

Economy’s health crucial for insurers

08.09.09
The annual meeting of the insurance underwriters, which has just got under way in Monte Carlo, is a bit more subdued, with numbers down on last year, but still surprisingly upbeat given what has happened to the global economy in the past year ... more

Bernanke gets second term reward from Obama

25.08.09
Bank of England governor Mervyn King this evening formally congratulated Ben Bernanke on his reappointment as chairman of the Federal Reserve... more

Bail-outs Ben has hit the road to make his excuses

30.07.09
THE latest star on America’s talk show circuit is Ben Bernanke, the once-taciturn Federal Reserve chairman with the Joy of Sex beard. ... more

Morgan urges caution from investors as equities recover

22.07.09
Sell into the rally. That is the advice coming out of Morgan Stanley, which today advised clients not to become too bullish because of the recent recovery in global equities ... more

Footsie keeps up momentum as the bulls make their mark

20.07.09
The bulls are back in town. After the stock market enjoyed its best week this year last week, with the FTSE 100 gaining 6.3%, shares in London were on the rise again today ... more

Fed chief is upbeat over US prospects

05.05.09
The chairman of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke gave a relatively upbeat view of America's economic prospects, just hours after figures in the UK showed some signs of recovery in the housebuilding market... more

Top US lawyer urges Merrill crisis probe

24.04.09
Wall Street's top lawman is urging senators and congressmen to investigate whether ex-Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke misled shareholders during the Merrill Lynch crisis... more

BoA boss 'told to keep quiet over Merrill'

23.04.09
The boss of Bank of America (BoA) has admitted he broke securities laws by failing to disclose the mounting losses at bailed out Merrill Lynch... more

Goldman paves the way for return of mega bonuses

14.04.09
Banks are poised to start handing out multi-million-pound bonuses despite claims that excessive pay helped to fuel the global financial crisis... more

Green shoots, Gordon? Don’t rely on them to give you the last laugh

19.03.09
The economy might just be on the turn. Does this mean the PM, too, is set for another miracle recovery or is it just one of those short-lived bear-market rallies?... more

World leaders' summit must make tackling crisis key task

12.03.09
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Fed sets its first-ever target for inflation

19.02.09
Economics: The US Federal Reserve has set itself an inflation target for the first time as it warned that the economy is set to shrink more sharply in 2009 than it originally thought... more

Brown's gamble may save the banks but the economy cannot wait

19.01.09
The PM today reveals his latest plan to get the banking system back on its feet — but solvency alone is not enough for long-term recovery... more

Bernanke maps a way out of the woods

14.01.09
London yesterday to deliver the Stamp memorial lecture at the London School of Economics. What he said in answer to a question afterwards has a bearing on this key question... more

Banks will need more capital, says Bernanke in London

13.01.09
Economy: Further massive injections of capital may be necessary to save the global banking system from collapse, US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned... more

Justin is a hot tip to be next King of M&S

09.01.09
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Fed chief out on limb with spend, spend call

20.10.08
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke breaks ranks with the White House to call for a fiscal stimulus package to kickstart the US economy... more

Wall St fury as Paulson laid it on line

15.10.08
Wall Street chiefs' crunch summit with Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson over Tuesday's recapitalisation plan grew so heated that Federal Reserve Governor Ben Bernanke had to step in to calm things down... more

Pace is upped in battle to bail out the US economy

23.09.08
Markets: Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson ratcheted up the pressure on Congressmen to accept the $700billion (£382billion) bailout plan... more

Japanese bank steps in to save 2,500 jobs at Lehman in London

23.09.08
The threatened jobs of up to 2,500 Lehman Brothers staff in London were saved when the bulk of its Canary Wharf operations were sold to a Japanese bank... more

American rescue bid could cost £1 trillion

19.09.08
Credit Crunch: Fears are growing that the financial-industry bailout being worked out by US authorities could take a heavy toll on the American economy, with cost estimates as high as £1.09 trillion.... more

Fed chief's clues on crisis battle

22.08.08
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to give clues about how he plans to tackle the credit crisis when he addresses central bankers... more

Comment: Clarke's recovery route can work for us again

21.08.08
Recession in the air, negative equity, banks with burned fingers, credit still very tight, the pound under pressure and the Chancellor preparing to borrow a billion pounds every week. Welcome back to the 1990s... more

Fed’s headache over rates move

05.08.08
Ben Bernanke and other top policymakers at the US Federal Reserve face a bewildering array of conflicting data... more

Bernanke cools it for Wall Street

08.07.08
New York avoided stock markets carnage after the US Federal Reserve said it may extend banks' emergency lending ... more

Bernanke cools it for Wall Street

08.07.08
New York avoided stock markets carnage after the US Federal Reserve said it may extend banks' emergency lending ... more

US recession woes grow as job losses hit five-year high

04.04.08
The US plunges headlong towards recession as American companies cut 80,000 jobs... more

Fed chief admits full-blown US recession is on the cards

02.04.08
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke admits for the first time that a full-blown recession in the US is possible... more

Dr Bernanke's tonic a cure? It's best not to bank on it

19.03.08
It would be a brave soul who suggested the crisis is anywhere near over... more

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