Read more central bank stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8436/central-bank.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:31:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67473/bankers-saved-the-world-bernanke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBen Bernanke patted himself on the back today for helping to save the world from a complete economic meltdown, MarketWatch reports. Facing public outrage and the prospect of President Obama dumping him in 6 months, the Fed chair said at a retreat in Wyoming that the world’s central banks “responded...http://www.newser.com/story/67473/bankers-saved-the-world-bernanke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 16:02:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67349/bernanke-hero-on-wall-street-despised-in-congress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBen Bernanke can expect a standing ovation from economists at a Fed retreat in Jackson Hole today—for the financial establishment, the Fed chairman is a superhero, hailed for his aggressive, unprecedented actions to stem the worst crisis in generations. Yet on Capitol Hill he's far less popular, and the...http://www.newser.com/story/67349/bernanke-hero-on-wall-street-despised-in-congress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 9:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60837/merkel-rips-the-fed-for-deepening-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWorld leaders rarely criticize central banks in public, but yesterday Angela Merkel laid into the Fed, the European Central Bank, and other institutions for deepening the global economic crisis. In a tough speech, the German chancellor claimed that the banks were too powerful, had acted too aggressively, and, in the...http://www.newser.com/story/60837/merkel-rips-the-fed-for-deepening-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 6:46:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59722/zimbabwe-unity-government-divided-over-2-key-posts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe appointment of two key officials has become a sticking point in the tenuous power-sharing agreement between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Reuters reports. The rivals can’t agree on an attorney general or central bank chief, and Tsvangirai has called upon the Southern African Development Community...http://www.newser.com/story/59722/zimbabwe-unity-government-divided-over-2-key-posts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 May 2009 9:54:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56676/zimbabwe-central-bank-stole-cash-to-stay-solvent.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZimbabwe's central bank governor admits he took money from bank accounts of private businesses and foreign aid groups without permission to keep the country's cash-strapped ministries running. Gideon Gono said today he loaned money from the private hard-currency accounts to the government. He says the accounts will be reimbursed when...http://www.newser.com/story/56676/zimbabwe-central-bank-stole-cash-to-stay-solvent.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 11:26:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56188/bernankes-pr-campaign-strips-fed-mystique.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBen Bernanke is breaking from his predecessors at the Federal Reserve by giving the public a less obstructed view of the Fed's role in the big picture, the Wall Street Journa l reports. Bernanke, thrust into the spotlight by the financial crisis, has ditched the man-behind-the-curtain mystique earlier chiefs reveled...http://www.newser.com/story/56188/bernankes-pr-campaign-strips-fed-mystique.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Apr 2009 6:53:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54088/euro-bank-chief-slams-us-on-stimulus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe head of the European Central Bank says the continent does not need to spend more to combat recession, heightening the standoff between Washington and European governments over response to the financial crisis. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal , Jean-Claude Trichet said governments should concentrate on executing measures...http://www.newser.com/story/54088/euro-bank-chief-slams-us-on-stimulus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 8:34:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52482/uk-drops-rates-to-05-begins-printing-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Bank of England cut interest rates today by 50 basis points to an all-time low of 0.5% and began a far more drastic process: quantitative easing, or "printing money." The Times of London reports that the Bank received permission from the government this morning to spend $106 billion...http://www.newser.com/story/52482/uk-drops-rates-to-05-begins-printing-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Mar 2009 6:18:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45572/helicopter-ben-should-shower-us-with-cash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith interest rates functionally zero, Ben Bernanke is soon going to have to resort to the central banker's ultimate weapon: printing cash and showering Americans with money. There's no question that the "helicopter drop" will prevent the dreaded spiral of deflation, writes Martin Wolf in the Financial Times . But the...http://www.newser.com/story/45572/helicopter-ben-should-shower-us-with-cash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 11:56:22 CST