U.S. inflation main worry, housing a risk: Bernanke
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday housing market woes could dampen an expected pickup in U.S. economic growth, but he restated that the central bank's main worry is inflation.
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The US Federal Reserve chairman warns of the continuing pressures of inflation on the economy.
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ST. LOUIS  - The Federal Reserve is monitoring growth and inflation risks and it is too soon to tell if housing troubles will push the economy into recession, one of its top policy-makers said on Wednesday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said on Thursday that the U.S. economic outlook had  worsened, and more interest rate cuts may be needed.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday acknowledged the economy faces increased risks and indicated the U.S. central bank is ready to cut interest rates aggressively to support growth.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke expressed confidence on Wednesday in the health of the  U.S. economy despite a housing slowdown, but warned of risks to  the current generally benign outlook for inflation.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed confidence on Wednesday in the health of the U.S. economy despite a housing slowdown and said the outlook for inflation was generally benign, but not without risks.
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Stock index futures indicated a weaker start for Wall Street on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said inflation risks remain to the upside, suggesting equity investors shouldn't look forward to a rate cut any time soon.
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Stocks were little changed on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's latest warning about the risk of inflation countered a rise in energy shares on higher oil prices.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that risks from inflation or a worse-than-expected housing slump could further complicate things for an economy that already is in slowdown mode.
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U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday on deepening concerns that a crisis in lending could spread and a warning from the Federal Reserve chairman that weakness in housing could hurt economic growth for some time.
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Rising oil prices will weigh on U.S.  economic growth but the increases seen so far will not derail  the expansion and need not fuel a troubling inflation, Federal  Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said on Monday.
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - Central banks should focus on house price swings only if they risk causing harm to the broader economy, and keep their eyes on ensuring stable prices and employment, Federal Reserve Governor Frederic Mishkin said on Saturday.
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Federal Reserve officials acknowledged they underestimated the U S housing recession, while continuing to view inflation as the biggest risk to the economy.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said inflation risks remain to the upside, suggesting equity investors should not count on an interest rate cut spurring stocks higher in the near future.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday said the U.S. central bank was ready to act aggressively to counter a deep housing slump and credit market strains that were putting economic growth at risk.
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Global economic growth is "robust" but inflation risks remain as markets absorb the impact of the US subprime home loan crisis and higher food prices, European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet said Monday.