It seems that when the Fed is responsible for monetary policy and bank supervision, its performance in both suffers."

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

Besides the Fed's primary responsibility for setting U.S.monetary policy, it currently oversees about 6,000 large and small banks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

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

"Moreover,the insights provided by our role in supervising a range of banks, including community banks significantly increases our effectiveness in making monetary policy and fostering financial stability."

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

I think you look at what's happened to monetary policy and fiscal policy across the countries of the G-20, you have a lot of financial force now coming on screen,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

"Neither monetary policy nor the financial system will be well served if our central bank is deprived from interest in and influence over - the structure and performance of the financial system."

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

But I think he should have seen it coming,". In congressional testimony, Bernanke has placed much of the blame for the 2008 financial meltdown on lax governmental regulation of banks and other entities as authorized by Congress, rather than the monetary policy he oversaw.

VOA: standard.2010.01.24