Due to the current downtrodden state of the economy, the recent financial crisis, and the proliferation of news media sharing, many more people today have heard the name of the Federal Reserve (Fed) chairman, Ben Bernanke. The chairman of the Fed, after he or she is appointed by the president, is viewed by some (mainly economists) as the most powerful person in the world. The Fed's actions, among other things, have direct impact on interest rates and the value of the U.S. dollar, the world's reserve currency.
This short article reveals information about Ben Bernanke and how he is handling his own home mortgage (humorous to think that he handles such regular and mundane issues because his actions at work affect the entire market across the U.S. and across the world)
You can find the article
here on the
Wall Street Journal website
*Note: Non-subscribers have limited access to wsj.com
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