Bernanke: Housing drag may persist, inflation a worry
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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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WASHINGTON - The message from Ben Bernanke and his Federal Reserve colleagues is clear: The housing slump will drag on well into next year as credit problems linger. What's not so apparent is how they'll deal with the crisis, although another interest rate cut could come this week.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a mostly upbeat assessment of the economy Wednesday, citing improvements in inflation and housing in comments suggesting the Fed will leave interest rates alone for a while.
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Ben S. Bernanke signaled that the Federal Reserve was not inclined to lower interest rates any time soon.
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Ben S. Bernanke said he expected âmoderateâ growth, but that problems in the housing market had tempered the forecast.
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WASHINGTON - The two-year US housing recession deepened in September while inflation remained in check, buttressing Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke's focus on real estate as the major threat to growth.
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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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Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke offered a mostly upbeat assessment of the economy yesterday, citing improvements in inflation and housing in comments suggesting the Fed will leave interest rates alone for a while.
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Investor's Business Daily - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered the market some soothing words Wednesday to counter consumer price and housing data that raised concerns about inflation and an economic slowdown.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers on Friday indicated they are still wary about the potential upside risks to inflation despite signs that price pressures may be abating.
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Winter is just starting in South Africa, and a chill wind blew all the way to Wall Street from Cape Town, where Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke gave a speech Tuesday warning that inflation was still a risk.
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The steep run-up in oil prices in recent years has not triggered either high inflation or recession, in large part because consumers and businesses expect price increases to remain tame, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said today.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that he did not believe the growing number of mortgage defaults would seriously harm 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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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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Ben S. Bernanke said he expected âmoderateâ growth, but that problems in housing had tempered the forecast.
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Rising incomes should support the   U.S. economy even as the housing market slows and consumers   lose the boost they were getting from home equity, Federal   Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a letter released on   Wednesday.