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

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

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

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