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  1. 9h

    Why Bernanke's swan song sounds so familiar:

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  2. 6h

    Highlight clips for the event, along with complete video and audio, are now available:

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  3. 9h

    Thanks for tuning in to our webcast of the event. Clips & audio WILL be posted later if you missed out

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  4. 9h

    Constitution envisioned giving the president power to respond quickly to a military attack, not a financial meltdown, Bernanke observes.

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  5. 9h

    Bernanke discussing how parliamentary systems responded more quickly to crisis than Congress

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  6. 10h

    On stabilizing role of POTUS during crisis: BB gives GWB a lot of credit for supporting fed & TARP, which must have been hard

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  7. 10h

    Bernanke: our basic approach has been to rely on supervision, regulation to address financial instability concerns

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  8. 10h

    Bernanke event says Fed has all the tools it needs to manage monetary policy, avoid risks of undue inflation

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  9. 10h

    . We could all tweet different lines, but coordination a bit of a challenge.

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  10. 10h

    Forward guidance is not a new idea. The fed was trying to build on what others have done.

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  11. 10h

    Bernanke on bond-buying: “The problem with QE is that it works in practice but it doesn’t work in theory.”

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  12. 10h

    On populist reactions for/against fed actions, Bernanke notes the Fed was created to independently address financial panics.

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  13. 10h

    Bernanke now discussing topics like TARP, its unpopularity, political backlash to Fed actions.... watch -->

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  14. 10h

    BB: Interventions of big firms got most attention, but much more of the work was under the radar, stabilizing the system

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  15. 10h

    Ahamed: Did you have any sleepless nights? Bernanke: "Sure. Absolutely."

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  16. 10h

    Bernanke: All the crisis-response we did fit in Bagehot framework. Different institutional structure, same basic rules.

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  17. 10h

    Is there a "Bernanke dictum" for when the Fed should intervene asks Ahamed

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  18. 10h

    Liaquat Ahamed now interviewing Ben Bernanke for :

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  19. 10h

    We're welcoming Bernanke & Liaquat Ahamed in just a minute. Grab a cup of coffee or cocoa & tune in:

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  20. 10h

    Rogoff's biggest disappointment in response to the crisis has been the lack of structural reforms.

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