Ben Bernanke led the central bank through extraordinary efforts to contain the worst economic crisis since the nineteen thirties.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

Democrat Chris Dodd, chairman of Senate Banking Committee, says Ben Bernanke did not act fast enough at the start.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

This week,Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said his "best guess" is for a continued economic recovery.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

But the president's decision to renominate Ben Bernanke for Senate confirmation is considered a safe one.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

On Tuesday,President Obama nominated Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that the recession "is very likely over at this point."

VOA: special.2009.09.18

But on Thursday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned lawmakers that lack of action to raise the borrowing limit would mean a lower credit rating.

VOA: special.2011.07.15

Ben Bernanke expects a slow recovery, mainly because businesses are likely to limit hiring.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said this must change.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says some misaligned pay systems encouraged executives to take excessive risks.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

President Barack Obama says he is reappointing Ben Bernanke, who has led the U.S.economy through one of the worst financial crises the country has ever faced.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

But Fed chairman Ben Bernanke countered, saying the central bank's expertise in setting monetary policy makes it uniquely qualified to identify risks to the financial system.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said AIG's bankruptcy would have made a dire financial crisis far worse, possibly turning an economic recession into a prolonged depression.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

President Obama spoke at the end of a meeting with U.S.central bank head Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and other members of his economic team.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

In testimony to Congress this week, U.S.Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke agreed with economists who caution that despite hopeful predictions of moderately strong economic growth unemployment is likely to remain high well into 2010.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

Earlier this week, Secretary Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke also discussed with Congress another step which would enable the government to take control of major non-bank financial institutions threatened with collapse.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

To some in Washington, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is the master economist whose aggressive actions and creative solutions prevented complete economic collapse in 2008, when major American banks, investment firms,insurance companies, and home mortgage giants were failing at a catastrophic pace.

VOA: standard.2010.01.24