Economics
Bernanke Renominated as Fed Chairman | Print |  E-mail
Written by Thomas R. Eddlem   
Wednesday, 26 August 2009 14:45

Bernanke when renominatedPresident Barack Obama on August 25 renominated current Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to another four-year term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, but free-market economists have concluded that Bernanke's policies are creating the seeds of another economic crash.

 
William White of the Bank of International Settlements Predicted the Economic Crisis | Print |  E-mail
Written by Steven Yates   
Wednesday, 12 August 2009 11:00

BIS building in Basel, Switzerland.Who is William White? The name is bound to be less familiar than that of former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, but they are in similar lines of work. In answer: White was one of the few economists who grew uneasy with the “irrational exuberance” of the 1990s.

 
Bernanke Redefines Inflation for House Financial Services Committee | Print |  E-mail
Written by Thomas R. Eddlem   
Wednesday, 22 July 2009 11:13

The House Financial Services Committee witnessed a classic confrontation July 21 where the redefinition of a word was finalized. The confrontation happened between free market Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Keynesian Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke over the definition of inflation. Congressman Paul noted that “inflation is an increase in the money supply,” as indeed the term had classically been understood.

 
Economic Predictions: Ben Bernanke v. Peter Schiff | Print |  E-mail
Written by Thomas R. Eddlem   
Monday, 20 July 2009 11:50

Our politicians in Washington (especially the Obama administration) are following the economic policies of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who made these economic predictions over the past four years (YouTube Video):

 
California's Budget Stalls, Bond Ratings Sink | Print |  E-mail
Written by William F. Jasper   
Monday, 20 July 2009 00:00
California state capitolOn July 14 California's bond ratings, already the lowest in the nation, took another hit. Moody's Investors Service downgraded $72 billion of the state's general obligation bonds by two steps, from A2 to Baa1. The new rating, just two steps above junk grade, will increase the costs of California's borrowing and deepen the state's financial distress. A few day earlier, Fitch Investors downgraded the state's general obligation bonds from A- to BBB, also two steps above junk grade in its rating system.
 
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