The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. President Donald Trump had picked the former ...

Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben S. Bernanke urged the US central bank to provide the public a fuller explanation of its interest-rate decisions and a much richer examination of potential forecast ...

It was Nov. 2002, and then Fed Gov. Ben Bernanke delivered an interesting speech. Titled, “Deflation: Making Sure ‘It’ Doesn’t Happen Here,” in a speech in which the future Fed chief referenced Milton ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street headed for a higher open Friday as investors sought to set aside inflation concerns and resume buying ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Bernanke ...

Arthur Burns, Chair of the Federal Reserve from 1970 to 1978, publicly regretted afterward that he had lacked the spine to do what was necessary to get the Great Inflation of the 1970s under control.

(AP) The dollar is moving in tight ranges against other major currencies in light trading. Traders are looking ahead to a speech later this week by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. On Friday, ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of oil jumped 1.7 percent Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made clear in a speech that the central bank will do more to revive the U.S. economy. U.S ...

New York--Major stock benchmarks rose in choppy trading after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the central bank stands ready to boost the economy, but offered little clear indication ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The euro is rising against the dollar after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled that there were no imminent plans to launch another round of bond-buying to help the economy.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, shown speaking at conference in March, is the subject of new criticism by Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, who accuses the central banker of not moving ...

NEW YORK—Gold dipped in after-market electronic trading, as the much-awaited speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke failed to deliver firm promises of further monetary easing. The contract ...