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Bush nominates Henry Paulson as Treasury Secretary
US President George W. Bush on Tuesday 30 May said he would appoint Hank Paulson, chief executive of Goldman Sachs, to take over from John Snow as treasury secretary.
Bush has 'total confidence' in Bernanke
President George W. Bush has "total confidence" in Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, a top White House adviser said in an interview on Thursday 25 May.
Comment: Safe hands for Fed No. 2 spot
US president George W. Bush opted for a safe pair of hands in the form of Donald Kohn to replace Roger Ferguson as No. 2 at the Fed. Kohn, a 36-year Fed veteran, will be both a countervailing and supplementary force to the more studious Ben Bernanke.
Kohn going to be next Fed vice-chairman
US president George W. Bush on Thursday 18 May announced plans to nominate Fed governor Donald Kohn to be vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
Bush sees no credibility problem for Bernanke
US President George Bush said in an interview on Friday 5 May that new Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke did not have a credibility problem.
Nacha honours Fed vice chairman Roger Ferguson
The Electronic Payments Association will present its 2006 George Mitchell Payments System Excellence Award to Roger Ferguson, Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve, who is completing his service to the Federal Reserve and the U.S. payments system on 28…
Yuan compromise?
According to this article by Lawrence Lindsey, published on Thursday 6 April, President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao will have a lot to talk about at their meeting in Washington later this month. The central economic question will be the proper…
PBOC says US pressure not a factor on yuan
A People's Bank of China official was quoted on Thursday 9 March as saying that pressure from the US is not a factor under consideration in determining the yuan's exchange rate.
Bush quietly reshaping the Fed
Few presidents have had the opportunity to shape the Federal Reserve the way President Bush has this year, according to this article published Friday. And once Bush replaces Ferguson, it says, four of the Fed's seven governors will have taken office in…
Comment: Presidential Fed nominations
When George W. Bush announces his nomination to replace departing vice chairman, Roger Ferguson, he will have chosen all seven members of the board of governors at the Fed. In doing so, he will join Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt as the only…
Bush's Board
George W. Bush is only the third president to appoint all seven members of the Board of Governors, notes this article published Monday. But how does he compare to his predecessors in terms of overall influence on the makeup of Fed leadership?
Fed's Warsh sworn in
Kevin Warsh took the oath of office as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on Friday 24 February.
Fed nominees emphasise inflation control
The two nominees for the Federal Reserve Board, Randall S. Kroszner and Kevin M. Warsh, said on Tuesday 14 February, in testimony to the Senate Banking Committee that controlling inflation was the key to maintaining economic growth in the United States.
Warsh's Fed nomination draws criticism, confusion
President Bush's nomination of the 35-year-old White House aide Kevin Warsh for a seat on the Federal Reserve's board has been greeted with criticism and bewilderment by some former Fed officials and economists, according to this article published on…
Ben Bernanke sworn in as Fed chairman
Ben Bernanke on Wednesday 1 February became the fourteenth Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, succeeding Alan Greenspan.
Bush to nominate Lazear to head CEA
US President George W. Bush has picked a business school professor, Edward Lazear, to be the chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, the White House announced late Monday 30 January.
Bernanke Senate vote expected by 31 Jan
The full US Senate will vote on whether to confirm Ben Bernanke as the next Federal Reserve chairman by the end of January, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said on Tuesday 10 January.
Soros expects global economy slow down in 2007
International financier George Soros said in Singapore Monday 9 January that he expects a global recession in 2007 if the U.S. housing market continues to cool after the Fed halts it rate hike campaign.
Koizumi vs Fukui trumps Bush vs Greenspan
This article published on Wednesday 16 November says that with each passing day, disagreements with the government over when the Bank of Japan should stop flooding the economy with cash seem to intensify.
Lazear may replace Bernanke on Advisory Council
US President George W Bush may replace Ben Bernanke with Edward Lazear as chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, a report quoted sources as saying.
Bernanke needs tips from Ian Macfarlane
According to this article published on Wednesday 26 October, President George W. Bush has passed up the chance to put a decent central banker in charge of the Federal Reserve Board. Big Mac is well known in Washington - a central banker's central banker,…
Bernanke doesn't see inflation picking up
U.S. inflation pressures are likely to remain within the energy sector, and fiscal and monetary policy remains accommodative, Federal Reserve chairman nominee Ben Bernanke said in a newspaper interview published on Tuesday 25 October.
Bernanke nominated to replace 'legend' Greenspan
US President George W. Bush on Monday 24 October nominated White House economic adviser Ben Bernanke to succeed Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Will a dark horse win race to succeed Greenspan?
This article published on Thursday 6 October says comments by US President Bush this week raise some doubts about the conventional wisdom in Washington and on Wall Street, that the race to succeed Greenspan has boiled down to three principal candidates.