Ben S. Bernanke

• U.S. Budget Discord Seen as Top Threat to Global Economy

  By David J. Lynch, Bloomberg  |  January 22, 2013

  European debt crisis ranks as second biggest worry for investors, poll shows.

• Bernanke Strikes Yen Blow

  By Masaki Kondo, Mariko Ishikawa and Shigeki Nozawa, Bloomberg  |  January 7, 2013

  Japanese currency hits 2½-year against the dollar on possibility Fed will end bond purchases this year.

• Big Banks Get More Time to Isolate Derivatives

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  January 4, 2013

  Financial institutions may get until 2015 to comply with Dodd-Frank rules about separating trades.

• Budget Bargain Shrinks as Congress Nears Deadline

  By Derek Wallbank, Bloomberg  |  December 26, 2012

  Congress returns Thursday, but hopes are dimming for a deal before year-end.

• Swap Clearinghouses 'New Too-Big-to-Fail' Post Dodd-Frank

  By Matthew Leising and Bradley Keoun, Bloomberg  |  December 21, 2012

  Some bankers and academics are concerned about concentration of risk.

• U.S. GDP Beat Forecasts in Third Quarter, Growing 3.1%

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg News  |  December 20, 2012

  Economists expect spurt to fade this period, amid economic and political challenges.

• Bank Deposits Surge $2 Trillion More Than Loans

  By Charles Mead and Dakin Campbell, Bloomberg  |  December 19, 2012

  Slack borrowing demand and tighter lending standards lead to imbalance.

• Hedge Funds Reduce Bullish Bets by Most in a Month: Commodities

  By Joe Richter, Bloomberg  |  December 17, 2012

  Net-long futures and options positions in commodities fall by 11%

• Budget Talks May Go Past Holiday, Lawmakers Warn

  By Lisa Lerer, Bloomberg  |  December 13, 2012

  White House, congressional staff face a not-so-jolly holiday at their desks.

• Bernanke Wields New Tools

  By Caroline Salas Gage and Craig Torres, Bloomberg  |  December 13, 2012

  Fed moves into uncharted territory by tying its rate outlook to unemployment and inflation.