Ben Bernanke’s eight-year reign as the global economy’s most influential man is coming to a close, and the Fed Chair is taking to the lecture circuit to encapsulate and defend his tenure, which may prove to be the most revolutionary in the central banks 100-year existence. Last night, Bernanke spoke at the National Economists Club Annual dinner, giving a speech which summarized the most important innovations he instituted at the Federal Reserve. Here are the three ways in which Ben Bernanke forever changed America’s central bank: 1. Transparency and Communication: With both markets and the media paying such close ... (full story)