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Senators Demint & Vitter Announce Block On Bernanke's Nomination "Until We Get A Vote To Audit The Fed"
Senators Demint & Vitter Announce Block On Bernanke's Nomination "Until We Get A Vote To Audit ...
dailybail.com — Senator Jim Demint (R-SC) announced on Twitter last night that he would make block B-52's nomination "until... we get a vote to audit the Fed."  Demint joins fellow Senators Bernie Sanders, Jim Bunning and Daivd Vitter in announcing plans to place a procedural 'hold' or block on the ... (more) Senators Demint & Vitter Announce Block On Bernanke's ...
Bunning Joins Sanders In Move To Block Vote On Bernanke (Calls His Performance 'Worse Than Notre Dame Coach Charlie Weis')
Bunning Joins Sanders In Move To Block Vote On Bernanke (Calls His Performance 'Worse Than Notre ...
dailybail.com — Video: Mike Stark gets confirmation from Sen. Bunning that he will place a legislative hold on the... Senate vote to confirm Bernanke -- December 3, 2009 From The Hill Sen. Jim Bunning has placed an additional hold on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second ... (more) Bunning Joins Sanders In Move To Block Vote On Bernanke ...

Ben Bernanke Latest Blog Posts

If Bernanke Did Not Know the Fed's Mission, Would That Be News?
3 hours ago at Angry Bear
Bias in Bernanke Coverage: Does it Matter?
16 hours ago at A Dash of Insight
Bernanke does a bad, bad thing
22 hours ago at Paul Krugman
Senators Demint & Vitter Announce Block On Bernanke's Nomination "Until We Get A Vote To Audit The Fed"
24 hours ago at The Daily Bail
THE FED, BUBBLES AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES-FOLLOWING THE CROWD
24 hours ago at TRADE GUILD
Bunning Calls Bernanke's Performance "Worse Than (Fired) Notre Dame Coach Charlie Weis"
Bunning Calls Bernanke's Performance "Worse Than (Fired) Notre Dame Coach Charlie Weis"
dailybail.com — Video: Mike Stark gets confirmation from Sen. Bunning that he will place a legislative hold on the... Senate vote to confirm Bernanke -- December 3, 2009 From The Hill Sen. Jim Bunning has placed an additional hold on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second ... (more) Bunning Calls Bernanke's Performance "Worse Than (Fired) ...
Chris Dodd's Opening Remarks Praise Bernanke: "I Believe You Are The Right Leader And You Deserve Another Term"
Chris Dodd's Opening Remarks Praise Bernanke: "I Believe You Are The Right Leader And You ...
dailybail.com — Video: Excellent recap of yesterday's confirmation hearings with quotes from Bernanke, Senators Bunning , Shelby, & Dodd's... opening statement -- December 3, 2009 -- Runs 3 minutes "I believe you are the right leader for this moment in the nation's economic history and I believe your ... (more) Chris Dodd's Opening Remarks Praise Bernanke: "I Believe ...
Jim Bunning Wants To Send Ben Bernanke Back To Princeton
Jim Bunning Wants To Send Ben Bernanke Back To Princeton
pheedcontent.com — [via ZH ] Unfortunately, despite some inspired lines , his delivery sucks. Next time get someone to... do a dramatic reading. Christopher Walken, Alec Baldwin, Al Pacino and Gary Busey would all be good pics (though you'll never land The Buse, ... (more) Jim Bunning Wants To Send Ben Bernanke Back To Princeton
Bernanke Will Get His Second Term
Bernanke Will Get His Second Term
247wallst.com — Several Senators cuffed Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke around during hearings today. Chris Dodd, who runs the Senate... Banking Committee in whose presence Bernanke appeared, gave the world assurances that the Fed chief would be reappointed for a second ... (more) Bernanke Will Get His Second Term
Bernanke May Get Second Term at Fed Shorn of Bank Supervision
Bernanke May Get Second Term at Fed Shorn of Bank Supervision
bloomberg.com — Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke left a Senate confirmation hearing with support... for a second term heading a central bank that may be shorn of its powers to supervise financial firms. Banking Committee Chairman ... (more) Bernanke May Get Second Term at Fed Shorn of Bank ...
Jim Bunning does not heart Ben Bernanke
Jim Bunning does not heart Ben Bernanke
ritholtz.com — With a groundswell of public opinion against the Federal Reserve in general and Ben Bernanke in particular,... Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) takes something of a victory lap for having been the only committee member to oppose Bernanke’s nomination four ... (more) Jim Bunning does not heart Ben Bernanke
Fed Chairman Never Learn
calculatedriskblog.com — In his 2001 testimony , Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan testified before the House Committee on the Budget,... and while offering his usual cautions and caveats, Greenspan talked of surpluses for the foreseeable future. Greenspan spoke of "an on-budget ... (more) Fed Chairman Never Learn
The Bad Ben Bernanke Bet
The Bad Ben Bernanke Bet
paul.kedrosky.com — As expected, Fed head Ben Bernanke got a rough ride today at his pre-confirmation confirmation hearing. While... he wasn't accused of having had anything to do with the Lindbergh kidnapping, the poor box office of The Land Before Time, recent snow in ... (more) The Bad Ben Bernanke Bet
Sen. Bunning Tells Bernanke: "You Are The Definition Of A Moral Hazard; The AIG Bailout Alone Is Reason Enough To Send You Back To Princeton"
Sen. Bunning Tells Bernanke: "You Are The Definition Of A Moral Hazard; The AIG Bailout Alone Is ...
dailybail.com — PLEASE email, facebook, re-tweet, share and take our stories with you when you leave.  Our only weapon... against the madness is GREATER AWARENESS.  Thank you. ---------- Video: Senator Jim Bunning Opening Remarks And Response From Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke -- ... (more) Sen. Bunning Tells Bernanke: "You Are The Definition Of ...
Bernanke, Pro and Con
Bernanke, Pro and Con
economix.blogs.nytimes.com — Should Ben Bernanke be reappointed to lead the Fed?... (more) Bernanke, Pro and Con
Bernanke Channels Willie Sutton In Assault On Social Security: 'That's Where The Money Is'
Bernanke Channels Willie Sutton In Assault On Social Security: 'That's Where The Money Is'
huffingtonpost.com — Ben Bernanke has overseen the greatest expansion of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet in its history, pouring... trillions of dollars into Wall Street firms at roughly zero interest rates. His generosity, however, has a limit. In testimony before the ... (more) Bernanke Channels Willie Sutton In Assault On Social ...
Bernanke: 'Little bit early' to make case for second stimulus
thehill.com — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday threw cold water on efforts to push a major new... fiscal stimulus package. At his confirmation hearing for a second term as chairman, Bernanke emphasized that the government has spent less than half of ... (more) Bernanke: 'Little bit early' to make case for second ...
Bunning Grills Bernanke, With Response (video)
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Bunning Grills Bernanke, With Response (video)
youtube.com — Longer form of the other one, intended for my Ticker........ (more) Bunning Grills Bernanke, With Response (video)
Bernanke Fights for Second Term
Bernanke Fights for Second Term
online.wsj.com — Bernanke's Tumultuous Tenure Track the Dow Jones Industrial Average during Bernanke's term and see Fed highlights. More... Journal Community (more) Bernanke Fights for Second Term
Left-Right Coalition Calls For Federal Reserve Audit Before Bernanke Is Reappointed
onthehillblog.blogspot.com — Leaders on opposite sides of the political spectrum joined forces today on a letter to the Senate... seeking that Congress mandate an audit of the Federal Reserve Bank before voting to reappoint Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for a second term. (more) Left-Right Coalition Calls For Federal Reserve Audit ...
Bernanke’s Two Magic Numbers: 60 and 16
Bernanke’s Two Magic Numbers: 60 and 16
blogs.wsj.com — Bernanke’s Two Magic Numbers: 60 and 16 (more) Bernanke’s Two Magic Numbers: 60 and 16
Exclusive: Republican To Place Additional Hold On Bernanke In Senate Banking Committee
news.firedoglake.com — As Ben Bernanke’s confirmation hearing begins in the Senate Banking Committee, a source tells FDL News that... one Senate staffer and an outside source confirmed to him that at least one Republican on the committee will also place a hold on the Federal ... (more) Exclusive: Republican To Place Additional Hold On ...
FRB: Testimony--Bernanke, Confirmation hearing--December 3, 2009
federalreserve.gov — Chairman Ben S. Bernanke Confirmation hearing Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate,... Washington, D.C. December 3, 2009 Chairman Dodd, Senator Shelby, and members of the Committee, I thank you for the opportunity to ... (more) FRB: Testimony--Bernanke, Confirmation hearing--December ...
Some Questions For Mr. Bernanke
baselinescenario.com — On Thursday, Ben Bernanke will appear before the Senate Banking Committee, to begin his reconfirmation process as... chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Based on committee members’ public statements , Bernanke already appears to have enough votes on his side. But Thursday’s hearing and the ... (more) Some Questions For Mr. Bernanke
Open Thread: Is the Fed Chair’s Reappointment at Risk?
ritholtz.com — Is Ben Bernanke a sure thing? Not so fast, says Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Several other... Senators are looking to showboat the reappointment hearings to push for auditing of the Fed or other such issues. This raises an interesting ... (more) Open Thread: Is the Fed Chair’s Reappointment at Risk?
Most Senators “Have Fingers in the Wind” on Bernanke
nakedcapitalism.com — This came via e-mail from a legitimate source: As a former staffer for one of these Senators... [on the Banking Committee], I’ll just point out the obvious: most of them have their fingers in the wind right now. they’re leaning to confirm BB, ... (more) Most Senators “Have Fingers in the Wind” on ...
A Senate “hold” on Bernanke
blogs.ft.com — Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont, has put a “hold” on Bernanke’s reconfirmation as Fed chairman.... This procedural device prevents a vote of the full Senate on his nomination and can be overcome by a 60 vote ... (more) A Senate “hold” on Bernanke
Bernie Sanders Has Gigantic, Kryptonite Anti-Bernanke Cojones
Bernie Sanders Has Gigantic, Kryptonite Anti-Bernanke Cojones
dailybail.com — If for no other reason than the symbolism representing the malignant reality that has been Bernanke's record... as the Wall Street-captured, couldn't see a damn thing coming, Greenspan free-money offspring, central banking Oedipus Rex, quantitative-easing sponge of the entire debt-induced ... (more) Bernie Sanders Has Gigantic, Kryptonite Anti-Bernanke ...
Not So Mr. Popular: Just 21% Favor B-52’s Reappointment
Not So Mr. Popular: Just 21% Favor B-52’s Reappointment
dailybail.com — On the eve morning of the most interesting re-confirmation hearings for a Federal Reserve chairman since the... Fed's magical creation in 1913, Rasmussen has a new poll demonstrating that all your hard work has paid -- the citizens of Rome have spoken and by an overwhelming majority, ... (more) Not So Mr. Popular: Just 21% Favor B-52’s Reappointment
Kudlow Report: Ron Paul And Peter Morici Debate Fed Transparency (Kudlow Calls Bernanke The Tiger Woods Of Monetary Policy)
Kudlow Report: Ron Paul And Peter Morici Debate Fed Transparency (Kudlow Calls Bernanke The ...
dailybail.com — Video: Congressman Dr. Ron Paul And Economist Peter Morici Debate Federal Reserve Independence And Transparency With CNBC's... Larry Kudlow -- Aired November 30, 2009 And Larry doesn't extend the Tiger Woods reference as complimentary, but a jab at Woods' silence and secrecy, not unlike ... (more) Kudlow Report: Ron Paul And Peter Morici Debate Fed ...
Questions for Bernanke's Senate Confirmation Hearing
hf-implode.com — The Senate Banking Committee will be chatting with Ben Bernanke this Thursday to vote on his reappointment.... Demand that the Committee ask the following questions for our esteemed Esteemed Chairman (and contact your own Senators also and demand that they find out the answers to the following ... (more) Questions for Bernanke's Senate Confirmation Hearing
Fed Debates New Role: Bubble Fighter
Fed Debates New Role: Bubble Fighter
online.wsj.com — Bernanke's Tumultuous Tenure Track the Dow Jones Industrial Average during Bernanke's term and see Fed highlights. On... Bubble Prevention Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues re-think the idea that there is little they can do to prevent bubbles ... (more) Fed Debates New Role: Bubble Fighter
Dear Mr. Bernanke, What Are You Thankful for This Season?
Dear Mr. Bernanke, What Are You Thankful for This Season?
minyanville.com — Editor's Note: See Ron Coby's first "letter" to Ben Bernanke here. See his "thank you note" to Ben... here. See his third "letter" and a fictional response from "Dr. Ben Bernanke global savior" here.  ... (more) Dear Mr. Bernanke, What Are You Thankful for This Season?
Zombie Capitalism: Bernanke "Marching Ignorantly Forward"
Zombie Capitalism: Bernanke "Marching Ignorantly Forward"
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com — Australian economist has another blockbuster post on the dynamics of debt deflation and the Great Financial Collapse.... Please consider Debtwatch No 41, December 2009: 4 Years of Calling the GFC . During a debt-driven financial bubble, which is the ... (more) Zombie Capitalism: Bernanke "Marching Ignorantly Forward"
Tell Your Senator No On Bernanke
nakedcapitalism.com — Ben Bernanke’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee for his reappointment as Fed chairman is scheduled... for this Thursday. When CEOs preside over disasters, they are fired. Captains go down with their ships. And Bernanke ... (more) Tell Your Senator No On Bernanke
Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Good Bye! The Reappointment Of Bernanke Is Too Much To Bear
huffingtonpost.com — What I am seeing and hearing on the news -- the reappointment of Bernanke -- is too... hard for me to bear. I cannot believe that we, in the 21st century, can accept living in such a society. (more) Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Good Bye! The Reappointment Of ...
Sen. Bernie Sanders: "Bernanke Is The Problem" (Ratigan Video)
Sen. Bernie Sanders: "Bernanke Is The Problem" (Ratigan Video)
dailybail.com — MSNBC Video: Bernie Sanders Lays Waste To Money-Buckets Bernanke -- Aired Nov. 30 A Senate panel this... week will hold a hearing on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s nomination to a second term in charge of the nation’s central banks.  The appointment is subject to ... (more) Sen. Bernie Sanders: "Bernanke Is The Problem" (Ratigan ...
Try Not To Laugh: Foreign Policy Magazine Names 'Money Bucket Bernanke' World's Top Thinker For 2009
Try Not To Laugh: Foreign Policy Magazine Names 'Money Bucket Bernanke' World's Top Thinker For 2009
dailybail.com — I guess they never saw this clip... Video: Bernanke's Failed Predictions (a true must see) ---------- Photo... represents the cerebral summation of Bernanke's thinking in response to the crisis -- put some money in a bucket and give it to the groups who caused the problems.  ... (more) Try Not To Laugh: Foreign Policy Magazine Names 'Money ...
Sen. Bernie Sanders: "I Absolutely Will Not Vote For Mr. Bernanke"
Sen. Bernie Sanders: "I Absolutely Will Not Vote For Mr. Bernanke"
dailybail.com — Video: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders tells George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week" why he will NOT support... the re-nomination of Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve.  Sanders is joined on the panel by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) -- Aired November 29, 2009 "I ... (more) Sen. Bernie Sanders: "I Absolutely Will Not Vote For Mr. ...
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy
foreignpolicy.com — 1. Ben Bernanke for staving off a new Great Depression. Chairman, federal reserve | Washington The Zen-like... chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve might not have topped the list solely for turning his superb academic career into a blueprint for ... (more) Foreign Policy
Bernanke Starts Fed Debate Early
Bernanke Starts Fed Debate Early
online.wsj.com — JON HILSENRATH Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke positioned himself for a potentially tempestuous congressional hearing this week,... declaring that proposals to rein in the central bank would hurt the economy, while a lawmaker shot back that the Fed ... (more) Bernanke Starts Fed Debate Early
Audit the Fed: Bernanke and the Bankers Are Running Scared
hf-implode.com — Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve mob boss, is running scared. He is deathly afraid an audit of his... criminal organization. “These measures are very much out of step with the global consensus on the appropriate role of central banks, and they would seriously impair the prospects for economic and ... (more) Audit the Fed: Bernanke and the Bankers Are Running Scared
Open Letter to Ben Bernanke
cafehayek.com — 29 November 2009 Mr. Ben Bernanke, Chairman Federal Reserve Board Washington, DC Dear Mr Bernanke: I had... to down an extra mug of coffee this morning to be certain that I read your op-ed in today’s Washington Post correctly. Sure ... (more) Open Letter to Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke Pleads For His Job; My Response to Bernanke
hf-implode.com — "Ben Bernanke is on yet another self-serving mission to save his job. Please consider The right reform... for the Fed an op-ed by Ben Bernanke in the Washington Post." (more) Ben Bernanke Pleads For His Job; My Response to Bernanke
Ben Bernanke Pleads For His Job; My Response to Bernanke
Ben Bernanke Pleads For His Job; My Response to Bernanke
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com — Ben Bernanke is on yet another self-serving mission to save his job. Please consider The right reform... for the Fed an op-ed by Ben Bernanke in the Washington Post. Here is Bernanke's entire article (in italics) with comments interspersed by me (in ... (more) Ben Bernanke Pleads For His Job; My Response to Bernanke
A Reader’s Guide to Bernanke’s Preemptive Attack
independent.org — Ben Bernanke is taking no chances. With his confirmation hearing for continuation as chairman of the Federal... Reserve System only days away, he has written an op-ed for publication in Sunday’s Washington Post. We may interpret this article as a ... (more) A Reader’s Guide to Bernanke’s Preemptive Attack
Text of Bernanke's speech
charlotte.bizjournals.com — Charlotte Business Journal (more) Text of Bernanke's speech
Bernanke Defends the Fed’s Independence
hf-implode.com — The key line in Bernankes impassioned(or is that dispassionate?) defense is simply this: Independent does not mean... unaccountable. If he can sell that to the public, the White House and just a few Congress critters, he will avoid seeing the Central Bank neutered . . . (more) Bernanke Defends the Fed’s Independence
Happy Thanksgiving From 'WalStreetPro2' (Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2)
Happy Thanksgiving From 'WalStreetPro2' (Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2)
dailybail.com — Video: Part 1 Video: Part 2 Warning: Extreme Profanity It's been way too long since we've heard... from the gentleman scholar, the people's champion, the master of Geithner's disaster, the Haitian mudpie manipulator (google that shit on youtube), Hank Paulson's own personal ... (more) Happy Thanksgiving From 'WalStreetPro2' (Greatest Hits ...
Beware A Vicious Dollar Rally (Where The Wild Things Are)
Beware A Vicious Dollar Rally (Where The Wild Things Are)
dailybail.com — By John Mauldin Where the Wild Things Are is a beloved children's book and now a beautiful... movie. But in the investment world there are really scary wild things lurking about in the hidden recesses of the economic landscape. Today we look at one of the unintended consequences of the ... (more) Beware A Vicious Dollar Rally (Where The Wild Things Are)
Fed rage boils over on Capitol Hill
Fed rage boils over on Capitol Hill
money.cnn.com — Fed chief Ben Bernanke is expected to win confirmation to a second term. But it won't be... pretty. The push in Congress to rein in the central bank is gaining steam. (more) Fed rage boils over on Capitol Hill
Fischer Speaking Means Bernanke Listening When Rates Fluctuate
Fischer Speaking Means Bernanke Listening When Rates Fluctuate
bloomberg.com — Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- When U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner landed in Istanbul for a global economic... summit on Oct. 2, his first meeting among the finance ministers and central bankers invited from more than 150 countries was with a man who ... (more) Fischer Speaking Means Bernanke Listening When Rates ...
Chris Dodd on Giethner, Bernanke and Summers (video)
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Chris Dodd on Giethner, Bernanke and Summers (video)
youtube.com — with unemployment approaching 20% (broader index), foreclosure rate still increasing, and credit markets still frozen, how long... can we afford to stand behind... (more) Chris Dodd on Giethner, Bernanke and Summers (video)
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