Bernanke is always reality-based; his testimony was well-sourced. And like Mark Thoma, I appreciated that Dr. Bernanke noted that a fiscal deficit can be closed by raising revenues as well as reducing ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The following are highlights from the House Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifying on the budget and economic outlook.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga on Wednesday, Feb. 28, prodded Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on looming spending cuts and reforming entitlement programs during a House hearing.

WASHINGTON AP - Record-low interest rates are still needed to rev up the economic recovery, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Thursday.Bernanke, in testimony to the House ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks closed higher Wednesday, after oil futures tumbled to a 2 1/2 month low, and following Congressional testimony from new Fed chief Ben Bernanke that reassured ...

(AP) Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday as investors remained cautious ahead of testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Bernanke’s address to lawmakers in Congress later ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pending sales of existing U.S. homes fell sharply in January, with an industry index dropping to a record low, according to a report on Tuesday that showed the deteriorating ...