Tag: Ben Bernanke

Unconventional Monetary Policies: Looking Ahead

Speech By Naoyuki Shinohara Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Tokyo, January 23, 2014 As Prepared for Delivery Good morning. It is my great pleasure to be here today to open this seminar on unconventional monetary policy. I would like to thank the government of Japan for its generosity in […]

Asian shares tumble to three-week low on China services PMI

Asian shares fell to a three-week low on Monday after growth in China’s services sector slowed sharply last month, raising concerns about the pace of recovery in the world’s second-largest economy, while safe-haven gold climbed. The dollar hovered near a four-week high, supported by an upbeat outlook for the U.S. […]

America Should Declare Bankruptcy: Doug Casey

This week started with President Obama Monday demanding lawmakers raise the U.S.’s $16.4 trillion debt ceiling, warning Republicans not to insist on spending cuts in return. The same day, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke advocated getting rid of the debt limit altogether. The Washington Post reports in a conversation at […]