Ben Bernanke’s December 18, 2013 Press Conference – Notable Aspects

On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Ben Bernanke gave his scheduled press conference. Below are Ben Bernanke’s comments I found most notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – in the order they appear in the transcript.  These comments are excerpted from the “Transcript of Chairman Bernanke’s Press Conference“(preliminary)(pdf) of December 18, 2013, with …

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Ben Bernanke’s September 18, 2013 Press Conference – Notable Aspects

On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Ben Bernanke gave his scheduled press conference. Below are Ben Bernanke’s comments I found most notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – in the order they appear in the transcript.  These comments are excerpted from the “Transcript of Chairman Bernanke’s Press Conference“(preliminary)(pdf) of September 18, 2013, with …

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Congressional Accolades For Ben Bernanke

Last week, during his Congressional testimony, Ben Bernanke received various accolades from members of Congress. While the official transcript is not yet available, the Wall Street Journal, in a July 19 Real Time Economics post titled “Congress Gives Ben Bernanke A Hero’s Send-Off” provides various highlights. While I don’t necessarily agree with any or all …

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Potential Losses In The Federal Reserve’s Portfolio

I have written extensively on the issue of Quantitative Easing (QE) and Interventions as I believe many aspects of these practices lack recognition and understanding.   Quantitative Easing in general carries an array of risks, detrimental impacts, unintended consequences, and complex impacts on the economy and markets. One such set of dynamics embedded within QE that …

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Ben Bernanke’s June 19, 2013 Press Conference – Notable Aspects

On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Ben Bernanke gave his scheduled press conference. Below are Ben Bernanke’s comments I found most notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – in the order they appear in the transcript.  These comments are excerpted from the “Transcript of Chairman Bernanke’s Press Conference“(preliminary)(pdf) of June 19, 2013, with …

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Ben Bernanke’s March 20, 2013 Press Conference – Notable Aspects

On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Ben Bernanke gave his scheduled press conference. Below are Ben Bernanke’s comments I found most notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – in the order they appear in the transcript.  These comments are excerpted from the “Transcript of Chairman Bernanke’s Press Conference“(preliminary)(pdf) of March 20, 2013, with …

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Ben Bernanke’s December 12, 2012 Press Conference – Notable Aspects

On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 Ben Bernanke gave his scheduled press conference. Below are Ben Bernanke’s comments I found most notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – in the order they appear in the transcript.  These comments are excerpted from the “Transcript of Chairman Bernanke’s Press Conference“(preliminary)(pdf) of December 12, 2012, with …

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Ben Bernanke’s September 13, 2012 Press Conference – Notable Aspects

On Thursday, September 13, 2012 Ben Bernanke gave his scheduled press conference. Below are Ben Bernanke’s comments I found most notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – in the order they appear in the transcript.  These comments are excerpted from the “Transcript of Chairman Bernanke’s Press Conference“(preliminary)(pdf) of September 13, 2012, with …

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Ben Bernanke’s June 20, 2012 Press Conference – Notable Aspects

On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Ben Bernanke gave his scheduled press conference.

Here are Ben Bernanke’s comments I found most notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – in the order they appear in the transcript.  These comments are excerpted from the “Transcript of Chairman Bernanke’s Press Conference“(preliminary)(pdf) of June 20, 2012, with accompanying Economic Projections of Federal Reserve Board Members and Federal Reserve Bank Presidents, June 2012 (pdf).

Bernanke’s responses as indicated to the various questions:

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