The Latest Breaking News from Ben Bernanke

Bear Stearns played a pivotal role in the Financial Crisis of 2007–2008: It was the first Wall Street institution to collapse and be “bailed out” by the U.S. government due to its risky investment practices involving subprime mortgages. In 2008, a mind-boggling amount of leverage on Bear Stearns’ ...

Buffett's idea to inject capital into banks instead of buying assets proved to be a success in the 2008 financial crisis.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell and former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke talk monetary policy in a live panel.

S&P 500 rally continues as global stocks catch U.S. Tailwind; Fed Chair Powell speaks in Washington as rate hike bets jump; Deere earnings on deck with industrial demand outlook in focus; Twitter says Microsoft misusing data as AI race heats up and U.S. banks trim Fed borrowing as regionals extend…

Jim Grant has been writing the “Interest Rate Observer” every week since 1983—and routinely making prescient predictions.

If one plans to read only one economic analysis article for this year, this is it.

History remembers Paul Volcker as the slayer of inflation, and Ben Bernanke as the crisis firefighter. Jerome Powell is in danger of having to play both roles at once — or, what may be worse, to choose between them.

What Are Animal Spirits? Who Coined the Term? Economists look at an individual’s behavior to understand stock market movements because emotion often drives market sentiment. The term “animal spirits” was first used by a Greek physician named Galen in the second century CE. Galen believed an entire ...

The Bank of Canada “resolutely” declared it will fight inflation by raising interest rates. To demonstrate its unwavering commitment to reaching the bank’s two per cent inflation target, today’s eighth consecutive interest rate hike brings the policy rate to 4.5 per cent. The bank expects to hold the rate for…

"Technology comes and goes, gold stays, at least physically. Once neglected for a brief period, Bitcoin would necessarily collapse.”

Who Is Ben Bernanke?Ben Bernanke, 14th Chairman of the Federal Reserve, was hailed for his leadership through the 2007–2008 Financial Crisis. Although the crisis would result in the 18-month-long Great Recession, Bernanke steered the economy to safer waters relatively quickly—that is, compared with ...