Ben Bernanke said...

Our mission as set forth by the Congress is a critical one: to preserve price stability; to foster maximum sustainable g...

A default by the U.S. Government would be extremely disruptive.

The economy needed help from Congress, if not from additional spending on roads and bridges, for example, then at least ...

Congress sets the mandate for the Federal Reserve, and so Congress has the right to set the mandate of course any way it...