Amid the hoopla over Barack Obama's economic team, it's worth remembering that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is America's most powerful economic policymaker and will probably remain so after Obama's inauguration. The decisions he makes -- or doesn't make -- will decisively influence the o... -
Bernanke's Burden
Amid the hoopla over Barack Obama's economic team, it's worth remembering that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is America's most powerful economic policymaker and will probably remain so after Obama's inauguration. The decisions he makes -- or doesn't make -- will decisively influence the o...-
By Robert J. Samuelson