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To: andiron who wrote (104354)11/16/2009 3:07:50 PM
From: mishedlo2 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 116555
 
Bernanke's Outlook For Recovery and What It Means For Jobs
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com

Earlier today, At the Economic Club of New York, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke gave his Outlook for the Economy and Policy.

The speech contains much self-serving claptrap about how Federal Reserve policy save the day. Nowhere has the Fed admitted its role in creating the mess.

Bernanke thinks printing money and borrowing from the future via cash-for-clunkers can have lasting benefits. I think that if anything lasting comes from cash-for-clunkers, it will be net-negative.

Bernanke is still extremely concerned about commercial real estate, bank lending, and jobs. On those issues he is certainly right to be concerned. Here are a few snips from the speech. ...

Mish



To: andiron who wrote (104354)11/16/2009 3:38:32 PM
From: Sunny Jim  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 116555
 
Bernanke certainly says some stupid things regarding bubbles as did Greenspan when he was FED chairman. I guess as long as the FED is providing free money, nobody is going to call them on the dumb things they say (and believe??).