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In a majority of 70 vs. 30 and after a long battle by the republican senators, the senate had approved the Federal Reserve chairman’s second term.
The US senate had approved with a majority of 70 vs. 30 that Ben Bernanke will continue to he’s second terms as the chairman of the Federal Reserve. Bernanke got Barak Obama’s support for the nomination after Obama claimed the Bernanke’s policy helped the US to minimize the damages of the global financial crisis.
Although Obama declared that he supports Bernanke’s nomination few months ago, the objection of republican senators had put a question mark over Obama’s ability the pass the nomination.
The uncertainty about, the Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, to second term had raised after two democratic senators showed objection.
Ben Bernanke will get enough votes in the sent to get the second term in the chairman position – said David Axelrod, one of President Obama’s top advisors
“The president is confident that the chairman’s appointment will be approved“ Said Axelrod. At the weekend president Obama contacted the Democratic Party leadership to confirm that Barnanke will receive the required votes for his appointment, an indication for the growing concern in the government about Bernanke’s weakened position.
On his way to a second term?
The uncertainty about Bernanke’s re appointment was worsened this weekend, after two democratic senators had announce that they object his appointing, which caused a sharpest falls in US stock market for the last 10 months. Bernanke critics, which object his second term, claims that the Federal Reserve Bank had failed to prevent the worst financial crisis since 1929 and that the bailout that was handed to the banks came on the cost of US tax payers.
Ben Barnanke which is currently Chairman of the US Federal Reserve was chosen by the New York Times as man of this year. In their article the New York Times explains that although that Ben Barnanke might not have charismatic personality, like other personalities that were chosen such as Mohammed Ahmenijad or Bill Clinton, he currently did had a tremendous affect on the US and international economy.
Added is interview with New York Time’s managing editor to explain the reasons for choosing Bernanke.
In an Op-Ed in the Washington Post online today (Sunday), Ben Bernanke stepped up as a public figure and a politician to inform other public figures and politicians about the havoc the proposed legislation to reform the Fed would have on the United States’ economy. The difference between Bernanke and his audience? Apparently, none of them had even taken Econ 101.
Will They Listen?
It is basic economic fact–in a field with very little facts and very many theories–that an independent Federal Reserve that dictates monetary supply is a major reason why the Unites currency is trustworthy. It has been proven, as Bernanke said himself, that central banks that have the power to make monetary policy independently of political influence lead to lower inflation and interest rates. This is because the bank can be trusted not to simply print more money to inflate the country out of date or shift its interest rate to suit whatever party is in power. An independent Fed leaves the politics to the politicians and the economy to the economists. And so, the economy performs best.
It’s not that there’s not room for improvement in the Fed’s regulation of banks, as the crisis has clearly shown. And it’s not that there’s not room for greater transparency in the Fed, or to remove some of its responsibilities, such as creating a new agency to take over the Fed’s consumer lending issues, as Bernanke has already agreed to. But the proposals to remove the rule of the central bank regulatory powers or to audit monetary policy deliberations and actions make absolutely no economic sense. They make political sense, because people are angry and they want to see heads roll. This is exactly why the Fed needs to be sheltered from the whims of the masses and their representatives.
What I want to know is how so many people have taken seriously the economic proposals of a man who wants to return to the Gold Standard? Why don’t our politicians wake up? In the past 30 years there has been a worldwide movement towards erecting independent central banks. This movement has been accompanied by economic improvement, most notable inflation stability. Creating independent central banks was one of the main ways that Latin American countries curbed the hyperinflation that tortured them for so many years, for instance. Are we really going to take a step backwards? We could add tying the Fed to political whims to the list of uniquely American disgraces, such as not signing the Kyoto Protocol or the UN Convention on the Rights of the charter.
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