Ben Bernanke

The financial markets have recently suffered another bout of what might be called “anti-American sentiment.”The relative strength of this sentiment…

A long-standing adage on Wall Street warns traders: “Don’t fight the Fed” – meaning, don’t take a position that flies in the face of current monetary…

Let’s close out the year with an Israel-oriented column. The rest of the world is pretty quiet, although that’s a facade and it won’t last much…

The yield on US government long-term bonds has soared in recent weeks. The longest widely traded bonds, those with a 30-year maturity date, have…

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2010. At 26, Zuckerberg has put himself on the map…

Globes named Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer its person of the year for 2010 at the gala opening session of the Globes Israel Business…

When distinguished economist Alan Meltzer recently attacked the policies of the US Federal Reserve, its chairman, Ben Bernanke, retorted that their…

Not surprisingly, the days following “mega-week” – as last week was termed by many commentators in recognition of its concentration of key events and…

With renewed tension in the Labor Party, and a new round of rumors regarding a coalition shuffle involving Kadima, MKs from the coalition and…

Forbes released its list of "The World's Most Powerful People" on Wednesday, ranking the top 68 people who, according to the magazine, "matter."…

Forbes released its list of "The World's Most Powerful People" on Wednesday, ranking the top 68 people who, according to the magazine, "matter."Prime…

As expected, it’s been a helluva week. Indeed, at this time of writing, it’s not over, because in the financial sphere, the Bank of Japan will make…

For people who are legally subjects of Her Britannic Majesty, the abbreviation QE2 is understood as shorthand for Queen Elizabeth the Second, the…

We have the dubious honor of living in times that are not merely “interesting,” as the Chinese curse has it, or even “dramatic,” as suggested here…

“I’m not very smart,” said actor Paul Giamatti at a press conference on Monday, at the 26th Haifa International Film Festival. The quirky actor,…

Bank of Israel Governor Prof. Stanley Fischer was named again as one of the world's top ten central bank chiefs in Global Finance magazine's annual…

You can’t get higher in the ranks of European aristocracy than Marie Antoinette – more correctly, Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna, scion of the…

NEW YORK — Stocks rose Friday and bond prices fell after the government reported that US economic growth didn't slow as much as feared. Comments…

Call it what it isSir, – Re: “Fatah official warns of return to ‘armed struggle’ if proximity talks fail” (May 23), why would Israel even continue to…

Too Big to FailBy Andrew Ross Sorkin | Viking | 600 pages | $32.95He had been there before, thought John Thain, chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley,…