Tag Archives: Ben Bernanke

Stanley Fischer to Replace Bernanke?

The Washington Post thinks it is a possibility. Dylan Matthews’ excellent piece — run don’t walk to read — speculates on the  former:  1) MIT/University of Chicago professor;  2)  Ben Bernanke Ph.D. adviser;  2)  World Bank chief economist;  3)  IMF … Continue reading

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FOMC’s Hawks & Doves

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The Market’s “Jerry Maguire” Moment

How can we pass on posting one of the funniest scenes in movie history,  which is an almost perfect allegory of where markets stand today? We will let you decide if Ben Bernanke or Mario Draghi is the real Jerry … Continue reading

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Bernanke & Data Disappoint Goldbugs

You can see from the chart that gold starting selling off right around the release of the Beige Book yesterday, “Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts suggest overall economic activity expanded at a moderate pace during the reporting period … Continue reading

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Bernanke in a Romney Fed?

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Gold Rebounds as Bernanke Confirms Easy Money

In his testimony at the Senate Budget committee this morning,   Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke,  resisted the temptation to day trade monetary policy on the back of Friday’s good employment data.   Our sense is the global printing press’ and zero interest … Continue reading

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Is Gold Money?

During today’s Congressional testimony Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, was confronted by Rep. Ron Paul with the question, “Is gold money”?  (see video below)  The Chairman answered, “no” and went on to say the reason why central banks hold gold is … Continue reading

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Jon Stewart Catches Bernanke “Printing Money”

Hillarious video of Jon Stewart’s take down of Ben Bernanke’s 6o Minutes interview this past Sunday.   Stewart referenced a 60 minutes interview in June 2009 where Chairman Bernanke said what the Fed was doing was “much more akin to printing … Continue reading

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Bernanke’s 60 Minutes Interview

In case you missed it.

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