Economists React to Bernanke


	Economists React to Bernanke

Brian Wingfield

2-27-2008 6:35 PM

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bernanke, congress, recession, interest rates, inflation

Brian Wingfield says:

Good analysis on the Journal's site about the major themes Bernanke hit upon. Everyone knew what he was going to say, but every time he speaks there's the chance that he'll hint at a rate cut--which is exactly what he did today. Expect more of the same Thursday, with the added bonus of revised GDP figures for Q4 due out.

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