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Yellen To Navigate A Tricky Path In The Coming Year
Monday, July 13, 2015 - 2:07pm | 344This week, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is set to testify before the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking Committee, where she will present the bank's semiannual economic outlook. Yellen may comment on everything from international issues keeping the bank from loosening...
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Janet Yellen Expresses Optimism, But Says Economy Is Not 'Close to Full Recovery'
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 4:02pm | 560As testimony continued in a manner one blogger described as a "remarkably slow cadence," incoming Federal Reserve Chairwoman, Janet Yellen, told Congress Tuesday that the central bank remains optimistic on the economy and was determined to retreat from its stimulus program slowly. In prepared...
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Bernanke Reiterates Late 2013 Tapering, Notes Can Increase Purchases If Economy Misses Forecasts
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 10:56am | 646Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech to the House Financial Services Committee was published an hour and a half before the speech. In the text of the upcoming speech, Bernanke once again reiterated that tapering would likely start this year if the economy moves in line with the Fed's...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Wednesday, July 17: Bernanke Is Back
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 6:30am | 1344Futures Lower Ahead of Bernanke Testimony In Congress U.S. equity futures fell in early pre-market trade following some mixed earnings yesterday ahead of Ben Bernanke's first of two days of testimony on Capitol Hill. Wednesday, he will speak to the House Financial Services Committee. For a full...
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The Beard Is Back This Week For Double The Fun
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 12:53pm | 642Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to speak in each of the next two days in his semi-annual Congressional testimony. He will spend Wednesday speaking in front of the House Financial Services Committee while Thursday he will testify in front of the Senate Banking Committee, with both...
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Ron Paul Vs. Ben Bernanke
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 2:08pm | 519Ben Bernanke testified before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday morning after appearing in front of the Senate on Tuesday. Whenever Chairman Bernanke speaks to the House Committee, the most compelling drama usually comes from his interrogation at the hands of Libertarian...