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Fed Move Would Ease Investing in Banks (Post, June 27, 2008; Page D01)
Economic Challenges Draw Out Divisions at Fed (Post, June 24, 2008; Page D01)
Fed Appears Unlikely to Keep Cutting Rates (Post, May 22, 2008; Page D01)
Fed Chief Talks of 'Decisive' Action: Addressing Slump, Bernanke Signals Another Rate Cut (Post, January 11, 2008; Page A01)
Fed Leads Global Bid to Spur Loans: World's Central Banks Team Up (Post, December 13, 2007; Page D01)
Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate By Quarter Point; Stocks Fall: Board Cites Slowing Growth but Gives No Sign of Future Cut (Post, December 12, 2007; Page D01)
Fed Dampens Outlook for 2008: Prediction Faces Further Revision (Post, November 21, 2007; Page D01)
A Vision In Sharper Focus: Bernanke to Make Fed's Thinking More Accessible (Post, November 15, 2007; Page D01)
Fed Takes Wait-and-See Approach: No Specific Plan for Further Interest Rate Cuts, Minutes Show (Post, October 10, 2007; Page D02)
Fed Cuts Key Rate More Than Expected: Reduction Designed to Insulate Economy From Problems in Markets (Post, September 19, 2007; Page A01)
Greenspan: Ouster Of Hussein Crucial For Oil Security (Post, September 17, 2007; Page A03)
Sunbelt City in Grasp of Housing Undertow: Ripple Effect Could Be National Omen (Post, September 16, 2007; Page A01)
Bernanke Says Fed Won't Let Markets Disrupt U.S. Economy (Post, August 31, 2007; 4:16 PM)
Amid Turmoil, Fed Holds Steady: Rate Unchanged Despite Credit, Stock Market Uncertainty (Post, August 8, 2007; Page D01)
Inflation as a State of Mind: Bernanke Says Expectations of Tame Prices Ease Recession Fears (Post, July 11, 2007; Page D02)
Inflation Target May Be Shifting: Fed Signals Concern Over Stubborn Food, Gas Prices (Post, June 27, 2007; Page D01)
Fed Nominee Would Add Expertise On Credit: Capital One Executive Praised for Intellect (Post, May 21, 2007; Page D01)
Fed Chairman Warns of More Foreclosures: Mortgage-Market Problems Won't Hurt Economy Much, Bernanke Says (Post, May 18, 2007; Page D02)
Bush to Nominate Two Bankers for Fed Board Seats (Post, May 16, 2007; Page D03)
Bernanke Open to Limiting Lending: Fed Chief Blames Foreclosures on Lax Standards (Post, March 29, 2007; Page D01)
Fed Hints That Rate Hike Is Unlikely: Investors Cheered By Policy Shift (Post, March 22, 2007; Page D01)
Fed Finds Soft Spots In U.S. Economy: Weak Industries, Regions Reported (Post, March 8, 2007; Page D01)
Greenspan Lays Odds On U.S. Recession: 'One-Third Probability' in '07, Former Fed Chief Says (Post, March 7, 2007; Page D01)
Bernanke Calls for Stronger Regulation of Fannie, Freddie (Post, March 7, 2007; Page D02)
Bernanke Rebuffs Frank on Rate Cut: Congressman Questions Inflation Concern (Post, February 16, 2007; Page D02)
Transcript: Hearing on the Economy, the Labor Market and Monetary Policy (washingtonpost.com, February 15, 2007; 2:16 PM)
Bernanke Says Fed Unlikely to Alter Rates: Stocks Surge Anew After His Comments (Post, February 15, 2007; Page D01)
Transcript: Hearing on Semiannual Monetary Policy Report (washingtonpost.com, February 14, 2007; 1:30 PM)
Chairman Ben Bernanke Delivers Remarks Before the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce (washingtonpost.com, February 6, 2007; 2:51 PM)
Bernanke Urges Reduction of Income Inequality (Post, February 6, 2007; 1:38 PM)
Bernanke Renews Debt Warning (Post, January 19, 2007; Page D02)
Fed Chief Optimistic of Soft Landing: With Eye on Inflation and Jobs, Bernanke Remains Upbeat (Post, November 29, 2006; Page D02)
Greenspan: Economy to Improve (Post, November 7, 2006; Page D02)
Housing Hurts, Bernanke Says: Slump Predicted To Slow Economy (Post, October 5, 2006; Page D01)
Bernanke: Baby Boomers Will Strain U.S. (AP, October 4, 2006; 7:34 PM)
Fed Chief Backs Global-Wealth Sharing: Bernanke Says Policies, Technology Can Help Reduce Poverty Rate (Post, August 26, 2006; Page D01)
Fed Keeps Key Rate Steady At 5.25%: Decision Follows Economic Slowdown (Post, August 9, 2006; Page D01)
Putting Their Mouth Where the Money Is: Fed Policymakers Are Still Struggling to Communicate About Their Actions (Post, August 6, 2006; Page F04)
Secret of the Up-or-Holding Rate: Tuesday's Fed Mystery Theater (Post, August 4, 2006; Page D01)
Stocks Rise as Bernanke Hints That Fed May Pause Rate Increases (Post, July 20, 2006; Page D01)
Key Fed Rate Raised to 5.25%, A 5-Year High (Post, June 30, 2006; Page D01)
Tighter, Tighter: When Will Fed Increases Start to Pinch? (Post, June 29, 2006; Page D01)
Greenspan Testifies on Energy (Post, June 8, 2006; Page D03)
Bernanke Strikes Tough Stance on Rates: Fed Chairman Didn't Indicate Any Fretting on Interest Rates (Post, June 7, 2006; Page D01)
Fed Chairman Raises Inflation Concern: Stocks Fall on Prospect of Higher Rates (Post, June 6, 2006; Page A01)
Feds Weighed Aggressive Rate Hike: Jump to 5.25% Considered in May (Post, June 1, 2006; Page D01)
Bernanke: A 'Lapse of Judgment': Talk With Anchor a 'Lapse in Judgment' (Post, May 24, 2006; Page D01)
Consumers Feeling Pinched Over Expenses (Post, May 7, 2006; Page A01)
The Apprentice Maestro's Missteps (By David Ignatius, May 5, 2006; Page A19)
Economic Summit Takes On Anacostia (Post, May 4, 2006; Page D01)
Markets: Investors Misunderstood Bernanke Testimony, CNBC Anchor Says (Post, May 2, 2006; Page D03)
Bernanke: Fed Rate Hikes May Pause (Post, April 28, 2006; Page D01)
Markets: Investors Embrace Bernanke's Remarks (Post, April 28, 2006; Page D03)
Bernanke Won't Hint At Ending Rise in Rates (Post, April 27, 2006; Page D01)
A Fed Wannabe Feels Students' Sting: Lampoon Is a Hit on the Net (Post, April 27, 2006; Page D01)
No Stop Sign Yet: Inflation Revs Up: Fed Watchers Backpedal After CPI's March Surge (Post, April 20, 2006; Page D01)
On the Record From 2000: Fed Got the Signals Wrong (By Steven Pearlstein, April 5, 2006; Page D01)
Federal Reserve Set to Shed Some Light : Bernanke Wants to Shed More Light on How Agency Sets Monetary Policy (Post, March 28, 2006; Page D01)
Fed Chairman G. William Miller, 81 (Post, March 20, 2006; Page B04)
Hanging on Whose Words?: With Greenspan's Departure, Other Fed Players Loom Large (Post, March 17, 2006; Page D01)
New York Fed President Hints at Continued Interest Rate Hikes (Post, March 10, 2006; Page D03)
High Interest in Alan Greenspan Memoir Rates Huge Advance (Post, March 8, 2006; Page C01)
Fed Official Warns of Changes: Financial Tools Outpacing Controls, Geithner Cautions (Post, March 1, 2006; Page D02)
Bernanke Preaches Virtues of Saving (Post, February 17, 2006; Page D03)
Bernanke Criticizes Fannie, Freddie Bill (Post, February 16, 2006; Page D03)
Transcript: Ben Bernanke's First Congressional Testimony as Fed Chair (washingtonpost.com, February 15, 2006; 1:10 PM)
Fed Nominees Pressed on Political Ties: Questions Raised Over Their Service in Administration, but Confirmation Is Likely (Post, February 15, 2006; Page D03)
New Fed Chairman's Arrival Doesn't Change Growing Allure of Bonds (Post, February 12, 2006; Page F04)
Sir Alan, Britain's Newest Economic Adviser (Post, February 2, 2006; Page D06)
Exit the Maestro (By Robert J. Samuelson, February 1, 2006; Page A23)
Fed Raises Rate as Its Chairman Bows Out: Greenspan Gets Standing Ovation (Post, February 1, 2006; Page D01)
Bernanke Inherits an Experienced Fed Staff (Post, January 31, 2006; Page D01)
Bush Picks 2 Economists For Federal Reserve Board (Post, January 28, 2006; Page D01)
Chairman Moved a Nation: Long Career Produced Many Victories (Post, January 27, 2006; Page D01)
Greenspan Again Asks Congress to Close Banking Loophole (Post, January 27, 2006; Page D03)
Greenspan's Legacy Unclear: Imbalances Make Federal Reserve Chairman's Legacy Unclear (Post, January 23, 2006; Page A01)
Fed Keeps Rate on Rise: Statement Hints That Series of Increases Might End Soon (Post, December 14, 2005; Page D01)
'Transparent' Won't Always Mean Clear at Bernanke's Fed (Post, November 27, 2005; Page F03)
Rates Rose on Inflation Fears: Higher Energy Costs, Not Hurricanes' Aftermath, Worried Fed (Post, November 23, 2005; Page D02)
Senate Banking Panel Endorses Bernanke (Post, November 17, 2005; Page D03)
Fed Nominee's First Feat: Bridging the Partisan Divide (By Dana Milbank, November 16, 2005; Page D01)
Hearing Regarding Ben Bernanke's Nomination to Be Chairman of the Board of Goverrnors of the Federal Reserve: Part 1 of 2 (washingtonpost.com, November 15, 2005; 12:15 PM)
Bernanke Confirmation Hearing Begins: The Fed Nominee Won Spelling Bees, Plays Squash and Cracks Jokes (Post, November 15, 2005; Page D01)
Greenspan's Smoothing Legacy: Outgoing Fed Chief Changed the Way We Think About Cycles (Post, November 13, 2005; Page F09)
Bernanke Would Lead With Words and Rates (Post, November 12, 2005; Page D01)
Greenspan Reiterates Warning on Deficits (Post, November 4, 2005; Page D03)
Fed Boosts Key Interest Rate to 4 Percent: Energy Prices Seen As Inflation Risk (Post, November 2, 2005; Page D01)
The Myth of the All-Powerful Fed (By Allan Sloan, November 1, 2005; Page D02)
Fed Nominee Says He Will Avoid Fray Of Politics: He Seeks Distance From Adviser Post (Post, October 28, 2005; Page D01)
Bernanke: There's No Housing Bubble to Go Bust: Fed Nominee Has Said 'Cooling' Won't Hurt (Post, October 27, 2005; Page D01)
Inflation: Man vs. Machine: In Academia, Bernanke Took a Mathematical View (Post, October 26, 2005; Page D01)
Modern Markets Shatter Model Of Fed Chairman's Power (By Steven Pearlstein, October 26, 2005; Page D01)
What does a Fed chairman do? (AP, October 25, 2005; 12:13 PM)
Bush Picks Bernanke as Fed Chief: Bernanke Pledges to Maintain Continuity at Federal Reserve (Post, October 25, 2005; Page A01)
Analysis: Bernanke Seen as Safe Pick For White House (Post, October 25, 2005; Page A04)
Nominee Forms Bonds And Policy: Personality, Qualifications Praised (Post, October 25, 2005; Page D01)
Markets: Wall Street Greets Nomination With Rally (Post, October 25, 2005; Page D01)
Transcript: President Bush Announces His Nominee for Federal Reserve Chairman (washingtonpost.com, October 24, 2005; 1:21 PM)
Fed Says Many Prices Going Up: Survey Also Hints At Slower Economy (Post, October 20, 2005; Page D01)
Fed Worried Katrina Would Boost Inflation, Minutes Show: Panel Thinks More Rate Increases Likely (Post, October 12, 2005; Page D02)
Bush Calls for Independent Fed Chairman: President Says Detachment From Politics Would Instill Global Confidence in Greenspan's Successor (Post, October 5, 2005; Page D01)
Mortgage Lenders Analyzed For Bias: Action Could Lead To Broader Probe (Post, October 1, 2005; Page D01)
Greenspan Credits Economy's 'Flexibility': Federal Reserve Chairman Says Free Market Helps Absorb Shocks (Post, September 28, 2005; Page D03)
Concerns Raised as Home Sales, Prices Rise Again: Greenspan Issues Sternest Warning Yet to Bankers Group (Post, September 27, 2005; Page D01)
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