Fed's Bernanke: inflation to slow, risks to upside
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The U.S. economy is poised to expand at a moderate rate and "uncomfortably high" core inflation should slow, but inflation risks are "primarily to the upside," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.
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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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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke did not discuss the economy or the outlook for  inflation or interest rates on Friday in brief introductory  remarks at a conference on monetary policy.
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Swings in volatile  energy and food prices will have minimal impact on inflation as  long as inflation expectations are held steady, Federal Reserve  Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.
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The chairman, Ben Bernanke, told Congress today that the economy will grow gradually but warned of risks to the outlook and the need to guard against inflation.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has warned the outlook for the US economy is deteriorating.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said on Wednesday a sharp slide in stock markets this  week has not changed the Fed's outlook for moderate U.S.  growth.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke  said on Thursday U.S. inflation developments &quot;bear watching,&quot;  but the pass-through from lofty energy costs to other prices  had been &quot;relatively low.&quot;
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is likely to tell Congress this week the central bank is more worried U.S. inflation will flare than it is that housing market turbulence will seriously damage the economy.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday the U.S. economy will grow  gradually this year and gain steam in 2008, but warned there  are many risks to the outlook and stressed the U.S. central  bank is on guard against inflation.
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GREENVILLE, South Carolina  - The U.S. economy's   noninflationary speed limit has likely dropped due to slower   labor force growth, but productivity should stay strong,   Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said in a speech Thursday that the central bank is prepared to continue lowering interest rates in order to help keep the economy on track.
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KENOSHA, Wisconsin  - Federal Reserve policy-makers on Friday said inflation remained a risk to the U.S. economy, even as data showing factory activity falling for the first time in 3-1/2 years indicated growth was slowing.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday a sharp slide in stock markets this week has not changed the Fed's outlook for moderate U.S. growth.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke looks set to tell Congress this week that the U.S.  economy is sound, but that the central bank is still concerned  that inflation, while moderating, may not fully come to heel.
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The Federal Reserve must stand ready to raise interest rates for fear the economy is growing faster than realized and could be placed at risk if inflation surges, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.
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The pound remained steady against the euro and rose marginally against the dollar as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told the US Senate that there are significant risks that the economic slowdown could deepen.