Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke acknowledged yesterday that the central bank may need to do a better job dealing with asset bubbles. I think I just heard Dean Baker’s head explode. Specifically, Bernanke said that he would move to use interest rate policy and not just regulatory tools to head off bubbles. “In the decades [...]
GAO Report Shows Multiple Conflict of Interest Cases at Fed Regional Banks |
| By: David Dayen Wednesday October 19, 2011 12:35 pm |



93 Comments

Support this site!
Subscribe to the newsletter
Advertise on Firedoglake
Send
us your tips
Make us your homepage
About FDL News Desk