It's Ben Bernanke's moment of truth. The Federal Reserve -- the economy's symbolic command center -- has truly passed to him. Yes, he replaced Alan Greenspan as Fed chairman in early 2006. But until now, Bernanke had faced no crisis and his policies had shadowed Greenspan's. With the Fed's decisi... -
Bernanke Takes The Reins
It's Ben Bernanke's moment of truth. The Federal Reserve -- the economy's symbolic command center -- has truly passed to him. Yes, he replaced Alan Greenspan as Fed chairman in early 2006. But until now, Bernanke had faced no crisis and his policies had shadowed Greenspan's. With the Fed's decisi...-
By Robert J. Samuelson