Ben Bernanke

  • 16 Aug 2011 at 8:53 AM

This Is A Thing Rick Perry Said About Ben Bernanke

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“If this guy prints more money between now and the election, I dunno what y’all would do to him in Iowa but we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas. Printing more money to play politics at this particular time in American history is almost treasonous in my opinion.” Read more »

  • 10 Aug 2011 at 3:26 PM

Fearing People Might Not Get It, Nouriel Spells Out The Reference In His Horribly Unfunny Joke

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  • 13 Jul 2011 at 6:32 PM

Maxine Waters Wants To Know Why John Mack’s Wife Got Money From Ben Bernanke And African American People Got None

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Earlier today, Ben Bernanke had the pleasure of sitting down for a little Q&A with Congress about the economy. Former Real World cast member Sean Duffy inquired as to whether or not raising taxes would hurt job growth. Ron Paul asked if gold is money and had his mind blown when he was told it was not. And Maxine Waters wanted to know why two white bitches got money from TALF when minority-owned banks didn’t see a dime. Read more »

  • 23 Jun 2011 at 10:44 AM

Analyst: Avoid Ben Bernanke After He’s Hit Up 2 For 1 Drink Night At The Stone Pony

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“If [Ben Bernanke and other leading figures in the Federal Reserve] really told us what they are talking about after three glasses of wine late at night, the markets would wet their pants and it would be all over,” Mauldin said. [CNBC]

  • 27 Apr 2011 at 2:01 PM

The Most Important Aspect Of The Bernanke Press Conference: His Chair

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As you may know, we’re less than 20 minutes away from Ben Bernanke’s historic (!!!!!) press conference and it’s all people can do not to give themselves strokes over the whole deal. CNBC has rebranded itself the Bernanke Channel and spent the last 6 hours analyzing the event from every angle imaginable. Such as the Fed Chairman sitting versus standing, which Erin Burnett and Melissa Lee speculate is pretty significant. Read more »

  • 30 Mar 2011 at 2:07 PM

Paul Krugman Nominates Alan Greenspan For Worst Ex-Fed Chair In History

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And a current and former Fed chair discuss legacies over IM.

GaldalFed: oof
GaldalFed: brutal
Maestro69: what?
GaldalFed: re: Krugman…
Maestro69: hold
GaldalFed: the post…about your FT thing
GaldalFed: k
Maestro69: no idea what you’re talking about
Maestro69: was the guttersnipe trying to blame me for that contracted period of economic dislocation? he needs new material
GaldalFed: it was in response to your FT op-ed saying we should repeal Dodd-Frank
GaldalFed: http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/the-exceptional-mr-greenspan/?smid=tw-NytimesKrugman&seid=auto
GaldalFed: “Alan Greenspan continues his efforts to cement his reputation as the worst ex-Fed chairman in history” Read more »

  • 03 Feb 2011 at 1:20 PM

Ben Bernanke: The Fed Has No ‘Secret Financial Dealings’

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The Fed is wide open, okay? Now, if you wanna talk about these “audits” of monetary policy some people in Congress are calling for? That would have “a very bad outcome.” [Bernanke At The National Press Club;WSJ]

Greenlight Capital Has A Question For Ben Bernanke

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Dan Loeb: Ben Bernanke’s 60 Minutes Interview Was A Staged Infomercial

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This, and a psychological evaluation of The Beard, in Third Point's Q3 letter.


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Shamrock Capital Private Equity Exec Identifies Latest Takeover Target: Some Sweet Jos A. Bank Thread

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The last time Ray Lopez bought a suit, Lehman Brothers was still standing. Now the managing partner at Greensboro, North Carolina, private equity firm Shamrock Capital Partners is ready to go wardrobe shopping again. Lopez, 43, plans to drop as much as $1,500 at Jos. A. Bank on two pinstriped suits, white dress shirts, and a handful of ties: “I feel more comfortable about the economy. Plus I’m seeing these big discounts everywhere.” [Bloomberg, not available yet]