2006 - : Ben Bernanke

Swearing in remarks (pdf 71k)
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): February 6, 2006

Statement Before the Committee on Financial Services (pdf 341k)
U.S. House of Representatives
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): February 15, 2006

The benefits of price stability (pdf 546k)
Public lecture at the Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton University, New Jersey
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): February 24, 2006

Community banking and community bank supervision in the 21st century (pdf 419k)
Remarks at the National Convention and Techworld, Independent Community Bankers of America, Las Vegas, Nevada
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): March 8, 2006

Reflections on the yield curve and monetary policy (pdf 465k)
Remarks before the Economic Club of New York, New York
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): March 20, 2006

Financial education and the National Jump$tart Coalition Foundation (pdf 82k)
Remarks at the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy and Federal Reserve Board Joint News Conference, Washington D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): April 5, 2006

By the numbers: Data measurement in community economic development (pdf 114k)
Remarks via satellite to the Greenlining's 13th Annual Economic Development Summit, "Building for the Future," Los Angeles, CA
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): April 20, 2006

Statement before the Joint Economic Committee (pdf 311k)
U.S. Congress
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): April 27, 2006

Community revitalization: Lessons from Anacostia (pdf 305k)
Remarks before Operation Hope's Anacostia Economic Summit
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): May 3, 2006

Hedge funds and systemic risk (pdf 365k)
Remarks before the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's 2006 Financial Markets Conference Sea Island, GA
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): May 15, 2006

Basel II: Its promises and its challenges (pdf 493k)
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's 42nd Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, Chicago, IL
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): May 18, 2006

Statement before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (pdf 1M)
United States Senate
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): May 23, 2006

Comments on the outlook for the U.S. economy and monetary policy (pdf 199k)
Panel discussion at the International Monetary Conference, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): June 5, 2006

Commencement address, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (pdf 408k)
Speech before the 140th commencement exercises of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): June 9, 2006

Modern risk management and banking supervision (pdf 431k)
Remarks at the Stonier Graduate School of Banking, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): June 12, 2006

Increasing economic opportunity: challenges and strategies (pdf 375k)
Remarks before the 15th Congressional District of Texas' 5th Regional Issues Conference, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): June 13, 2006

Energy and the economy (pdf 455k)
Remarks before the Economic Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): June 15, 2006

Statement (pdf 290k)
Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate
For full Senate committee hearing report, see Federal Reserve's Second Monetary Policy Report for 2006 (pdf 5.1M)
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): July 19, 2006

Statement (pdf 288k)
Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives
For full House committee hearing report, see Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy (pdf 6.3M)
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): July 20, 2006

Global economic integration: what's new and what's not? (pdf 186k)
Remarks at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's 30th Annual Economic Symposium, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): August 25, 2006

Productivity (pdf 125k)
Remarks before Leadership South Carolina, Greenville, South Carolina
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): August 31, 2006

Remarks (pdf 47k)
On the occasion of the presentation of "Order of the Palmetto," Dillon, South Carolina
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): September 1, 2006

The coming demographic transition: will we treat future generations fairly? (pdf 469k)
Remarks before the Washington Economic Club, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): October 4, 2006

Bank regulation and supervision: balancing benefits and costs (pdf 462k)
Remarks before the Annual Convention of the American Bankers Association, Phoenix, Arizona and the Annual Convention of America's Community of Bankers, San Diego, California
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): October 16, 2006

Community development financial institutions: promoting economic growth and opportunity (pdf 453k)
Remarks before the Opportunity Finance Network's Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): November 1, 2006

Monetary aggregates and monetary policy at the Federal Reserve: a historical perspective (pdf 409k)
Remarks before the 4th ECB Central Banking Conference, Frankfurt, Germany
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): November 10, 2006

The economic outlook (pdf 160k)
Remarks before the National Italian American Foundation, New York, New York
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): November 28, 2006

Opening remarks (pdf 33k)
4th conference of the International Research Forum on Monetary Policy, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): December 1, 2006

The Chinese economy: progress and challenges (pdf 669k)
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Bejing, China
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): December 15, 2006

Central banking and bank supervision in the United States (pdf 664k)
Allied Social Science Association Annual Meetings before the American Economic Association/American Finance Association, Chicago, IL
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): January 5, 2007

Statement (pdf 320k)
Before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): January 18, 2007

The level and distribution of economic well being (pdf 775k)
Remarks before the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Omaha, Nebraska
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): February 6, 2007

Statement (pdf 338k)
Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate
For full Senate committee hearing report, see Federal Reserve's First Monetary Policy Report for 2007 (pdf 6.4M)
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): February 14, 2007

Statement (pdf 350k)
Before the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representatives
For full House committee hearing report, see Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy, Part 1 (pdf 6.2M)
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): February 15, 2007

Statement (pdf 337k)
Before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): February 28, 2007

Remarks (pdf 697k)
Before the Fourth Economic Summit, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Stanford, CA
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): March 2, 2007

Statement (pdf 249k)
Before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): March 28, 2007

The Community Reinvestment Act: its evolution and new challenges (pdf 623k)
Remarks at the Community Affairs Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): March 30, 2007

Financial regulations and the invisible hand (pdf 393k)
Remarks at the New York University Law School, New York, New York
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): April 11, 2007

Remarks (pdf 94k)
Greater Washington Jump$tart Coalition Financial Education Event, at the Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): April 25, 2007

Embracing the challenge of free trade: competing and prospering in a global economy (pdf 675k)
Remarks to the Montana Economic Development Summit 2007, Butte, Montana
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): May 1, 2007

Regulation and financial innovation (pdf 475k)
Remarks (via satellite) to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 2007 Financial Markets Conference, Sea Island, GA
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): May 15, 2007

The subprime mortgage market (pdf 484k)
Remarks before the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's 43rd Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, Chicago, IL
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): May 17, 2007

Recognizing leadership (pdf 136k)
Remarks to the Princeton Prize in Race Relations Rewards Program, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): May 22, 2007

Remarks on the housing market and subprime lending (pdf 249k)
Remarks, via satellite, at the 2007 International Monetary Conference, Cape Town, South Africa
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): June 5, 2007

The financial accelerator and the credit channel (pdf 602k)
Remarks at a conference on the credit channel of monetary policy in the 21st century, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, GA
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): June 15, 2007

Inflation expectations and inflation forecasting (pdf 709k)
Remarks at the monetary economics workshop of the National Bureau of Economic Research Summer Institute, Cambridge, MA
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): July 10, 2007

Statement (pdf 351k)
Statement before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives
For full House committee hearing report, see Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy, Part 2 (pdf 10.4M)
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): July 18, 2007

Housing, housing finance, and monetary policy (pdf 805k)
Remarks at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Economic Symposium, Jackson Hole, WY
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): August 31, 2007

Global imbalances: recent developments and prospects (pdf 120k)
Bundesbank Lecture, Berlin, Germany
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): September 11, 2007

Statement (pdf 470k)
Before the Committee on Financial Services
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): September 20, 2007

Education and economic competitiveness (pdf 769k)
U.S. Chamber Education and Workforce Summit, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): September 24, 2007

Opening remarks (pdf 181k)
Conference on John Taylor's contributions to monetary theory and policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): October 12, 2007

The recent financial turmoil and its economic and policy consequences (pdf 534k)
Remarks before the New York Economic Club, New York
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): October 15, 2007

Monetary policy under uncertainty (pdf 401k)
Remarks via videoconference to the Annual Policy Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): October 19, 2007

Microfinance in the United States (pdf 354k)
Remarks before Accion Texas, San Antonio
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): November 6, 2007

The economic situation and outlook (pdf 344k)
Before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): November 8, 2007

Federal Reserve communications (pdf 506k)
Remarks before the Cato Institute's 25th Annual Monetary Conference, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): November 14, 2007

Citizen of the Carolinas award (pdf 355k)
Remarks before the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Charlotte, North Carolina
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): November 29, 2007

Financial markets, the economic outlook, and monetary policy (pdf 487k)
Women in Housing and Finance and Exchequer Club, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): January 10, 2008

Statement (pdf 263k)
Before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): January 17, 2008

Statement (pdf 150k)
Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): February 14, 2008

Statement (pdf 357k)
Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives
For full House committee hearing report, see Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy, Part 2 (pdf 6.7M)
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): February 27, 2008

Reducing preventable mortgage disclosures (pdf 428k)
Remarks before the Independent Community Bankers of America, Orlando, FL
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): March 4, 2008

Fostering sustainable home ownership (pdf 420k)
Remarks at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): March 14, 2008

Statement (pdf 283k)
Before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): April 2, 2008

Statement (pdf 124k)
Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): April 3, 2008

The importance of financial education (pdf 66k)
Remarks at the Jump$tart Coalition for Financial Literacy and Federal Reserve Board joint news conference, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): April 9, 2008

Addressing weakness in the global financial system (pdf 451k)
Report of the president's working group on financial markets at the World Affairs Council, Richmond, VA
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): April 10, 2008

Mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures (pdf 596k)
Remarks at the 32nd Annual Dinner, Distinguished Leadership in Government Award, Columbia School of Business, New York, New York
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): May 5, 2008

Liquidity provision by the Federal Reserve (pdf 484k)
Remarks at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Financial Markets Conference, Sea Island, GA
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): May 13, 2008

Risk management in financial institutions (pdf 389k)
Remarks at the 44th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, IL
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): May 15, 2008

Remarks (pdf 302k)
Via satellite, before the International Monetary Conference, Barcelona, Spain
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): June 3, 2008

Remarks on Class Day 2008 (pdf 436k)
Harvard University
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): June 4, 2008

Outstanding issues in the analysis of inflation (pdf 429k)
Remarks at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's 52nd Annual Economic Conference, Chatam, Massachusetts
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): June 9, 2008

New building dedication ceremony- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (pdf 105k)
Kansas City, MO
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): June 12, 2008

Challenges for health care reform (pdf 426k)
Senate Finance Committee Health Reform Summit, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): June 16, 2008

Financial regulation and financial stability (pdf 473k)
FDIC's Forum on Mortgage Lending for low and moderate income households, Arlington, VA
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): July 8, 2008

Statement (pdf 195k)
Before the Committee on Financial Services
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): July 10, 2008

Statement (pdf 344k)
Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): July 15, 2008

Reducing systemic risk (pdf 500k)
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Annual Economic Symposium, Jackson Hole, WY
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): August 22, 2008

Remarks (pdf 92k)
To the 2008 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): September 9, 2008

Statement (pdf 155k)
Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): September 23, 2008

Statement (pdf 287k)
Before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): September 24, 2008

Statement (pdf 147k)
Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): September 24, 2008

Current economic and financial conditions (pdf 412k)
Before the 50th Annual Meeting, National Association for Business Economics,
Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): October 7, 2008

Remarks (pdf 86k)
President's Working Group, Market Stability Initiative Announcement, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): October 14, 2008

Stabilizing the financial markets and the economy (pdf 353k)
Remarks before the Economic Club of New York, New York
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): October 15, 2008

Statement (pdf 263k)
Before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): October 20, 2008

The future of mortgage finance in the United States (pdf 457k)
Remarks (via satellite) to the UC Berkeley/ UCLA Symposium: The Mortgage Meltdown, the Economy, and Public Policy, Berkeley, CA
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): October 31, 2008

Policy coordination among central banks (pdf 32k)
5th European Central Bank Central Banking Central Banking Conference, The Euro at 10: Lessons and Challenges, Frankfurt, Germany
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): November 14, 2008

Statement (pdf 16k)
Before the Committee on Financial Services
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): November 18, 2008

Federal Reserve policies in the financial crisis (pdf 496k)
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, Austin, TX
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): December 1, 2008

Housing, mortgage markets, and foreclosures (pdf 115k)
Federal Reserve System Conference on Housing and Mortgage Markets, Washington, D.C.
Author(s): Bernanke, Ben
Dates(s): December 4, 2008