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Ben Bernanke

HARDtalk meets Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Seven years ago Wall Street was close to meltdown. Can we be sure lessons have been learned from the crash?

Seven years ago Wall Street was close to meltdown. And the world economy was feeling the full force of a financial crash which changed long held assumptions about the stability of markets and global capitalism. HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Ben Bernanke who was chairman of the Federal Reserve, the US Central Bank, at the time and took decisions then which continue to shape economic policy today. Can we be confident the right lessons have been learned from the great crash?

30 minutes

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Sat 31 Oct 201503:30GMT
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PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestBen Bernanke

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  • Tue 27 Oct 201504:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Tue 27 Oct 201509:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Tue 27 Oct 201516:30GMT
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  • Tue 27 Oct 201519:30GMT
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  • Wed 28 Oct 201503:30GMT
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  • Fri 30 Oct 201504:30GMT
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  • Fri 30 Oct 201509:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Fri 30 Oct 201519:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Sat 31 Oct 201503:30GMT
    BBC News North America