The Devil Wears Prada

MarketWatch:

When Ben Bernanke steps into Alan Greenspan’s shoes at the Federal Reserve on Feb. 1, he’ll be under pressure to prove he’ll be vigilant on inflation, several Wall Street economists say.

Motley Fool:

In two weeks, Ben Bernanke will try to fill the shoes of the venerable Alan Greenspan as Federal Reserve chairman and begin to shape policy for the largest free market economy in the world.

Portsmouth Herald News:

Academician has big shoes to fill as Fed Reserve head

San Diego Union Tribune:

Big shoes to fill

U.S. News and World Report:

Following the legend of Greenspan, Bernanke certainly has big shoes to fill.

St. Petersburg Times:

One focus is the transition at the Federal Reserve Board, where Alan Greenspan is on his way out as chairman and Ben Bernanke is stepping into those extra-large shoes.

Black Enterprise:

Big Shoes to Fill

The Daily Yomiuri

It will not be easy for Bernanke, who is tasked with overcoming domestic and external problems that could short-circuit the currently sound U.S. economy and to fill the big shoes of Greenspan, who has won international recognition for his economic policies.

NPR:

In terms of his role as a political player, analysts agree he has some big shoes to fill.

Investors Business Daily

Bernanke knows he has big shoes to fill.

Smart Money:

You’d think Alan Greenspan shows up to work in a clown costume with all the talk about the next Federal Reserve chairman having big shoes to fill.

The Onion:

Greenspan, Entourage Demolish Hotel Room

Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on January 25th, 2006 at 5:50 pm

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