EMM News Explorer: Ben Bernanke

[-told]: We have helped lower mortgage rates to the lowest point in many, many decades,

bloomberg 10-FEB-12

[-said]: One of our main objectives ... was simply to make people aware how central to the recovery housing is,

news 10-FEB-12

[-said today]: Because some creditworthy households are finding it difficult to obtain mortgage credit or to refinance, the strong actions taken by the Federal Reserve to put downward pressure on longer-term rates and to improve financial conditions have had less effect on the housing sector and overall economic activity than they otherwise would have had,

bloomberg 10-FEB-12

[-said]: The state of the housing sector has been a key impediment to a faster recovery,

xinhuanet_en 10-FEB-12

[-said]: We need to continue to develop and implement policies that will help the housing sector get back on its feet,

news 10-FEB-12

[-added]: Because the troubled housing market continues to depress construction activity and employment, we need to continue to develop and implement policies that will help the housing sector get back on its feet,

reuters 10-FEB-12

[-last week was criticized]: Only some states have passed legislation to establish land banks, and most existing land banks lack the resources to keep pace with the number of low-value properties in the current inventory.

bloomberg 10-FEB-12

[-said]: Because some creditworthy households are finding it difficult to obtain mortgage credit or to refinance, the strong actions taken by the Fed to put downward pressure on longer-term rates and to improve financial conditions have less effect on the housing sector and overall economic activity than they otherwise would have had,

xinhuanet_en 10-FEB-12

[-said today]: Properties may be rehabilitated as rental or owner- occupied housing or, in extreme cases, demolished,

bloomberg 10-FEB-12

[-said that]: It is very important to look not just at the unemployment rate , which reflects only people who are actively seeking work,

bloomberg 09-FEB-12

[-said]: It is very important to look not just at the unemployment rate, which reflects only people who are actively seeking work,

bloomberg 09-FEB-12

[-noted]: On the one hand, a more robust recovery will lead to lower deficits and debt in coming years. On the other hand, a plan that clearly and credibly puts fiscal policy on a path to sustainability could help keep longer-term interest rates low and improve household and business confidence, thereby supporting improved economic performance today,

chinadaily 08-FEB-12

[-added]: the outlook remains uncertain and close monitoring of economic developments will remain necessary

chinadaily 08-FEB-12

[-said]: Given that inflation is close to target, I don’t think we would be doing radically different things at this point in time with a single mandate,

taipeitimes 08-FEB-12

[-said]: not making sharp improvements on the unemployment rate,

bloomberg 08-FEB-12

[-said]: It's very important to look not just at the unemployment rate, which reflects only people who are actively seeking work,

AP 08-FEB-12

[-said]: There will be a very sharp change in the stance of the federal government, which by itself -- with no compensating action -- would slow the recovery,

bloomberg 08-FEB-12

[-said]: It is very important to look not just at the unemployment rate,

bloomberg 08-FEB-12

[-said]: on current, reasonable expectations about policy that the U.S. federal deficit will be unsustainable within 15 or 20 years at the most,

bloomberg 08-FEB-12

[-said]: Given that inflation is close to target, I don't think we would be doing radically different things at this point in time with a single mandate,

AP 08-FEB-12

[-said]: The 8.3 percent no doubt understates the weakness of the labor market in some broad sense,

bloomberg 08-FEB-12

[-said last week]: frustratingly slow

guardian 07-FEB-12

[-said]: We are in frequent contact with European authorities, and we will continue to monitor the situation closely and take every available step to protect the U.S. financial system and the economy,

reuters 07-FEB-12

[-said]: I want to be very clear that I'm in no way stepping back from my strong advocacy of maintaining fiscal stability in the longer term,

reuters 07-FEB-12

[-said]: To achieve economic and financial stability, U.S. fiscal policy must be placed on a sustainable path that ensures that debt relative to national income is at least stable or, preferably, declining over time,

bloomberg 07-FEB-12

[-said]: take care not to unnecessarily impede the current economic recovery,

bloomberg 07-FEB-12

[-added]: manana,

reuters 07-FEB-12

[-said]: On current, reasonable expectations about policy that the U.S. federal deficit will be unsustainable within 15 or 20 years at the most,

bloomberg 07-FEB-12

[-said]: We still have a long way to go before the labor market can be said to be operating normally,

bloomberg 07-FEB-12

[-warned]: take every available step to protect the US financial system and the economy.

thenews 04-FEB-12

[-said]: This dynamic is clearly unsustainable,

thenews 04-FEB-12

[-said]: Fortunately, over the past few months, indicators of spending, production, and job-market activity have shown some signs of improvement,

bloomberg 04-FEB-12

[-repeated]: risks remain that developments in Europe or elsewhere may unfold unfavorably and could worsen economic prospects here at home.

thenews 04-FEB-12

[-said]: Over the past two and a half years, the U.S. economy has been gradually recovering from the recent deep recession,

finanznachrichten 03-FEB-12

[-said yesterday]: We’d caution as always that there are many structural headwinds ahead in terms our economic future. But for the moment we are heading up in terms of many of these growth metrics.

bloomberg 03-FEB-12

[-replied]: We do not want higher inflation and we’re not tolerating higher inflation.

bloomberg 03-FEB-12

[-said]: The pace of the recovery has been frustratingly slow, particularly from the perspective of the millions of workers who remain unemployed or underemployed,

bloomberg 03-FEB-12

[ explained]: More than 40 percent of the unemployed have been jobless for more than six months, roughly double the fraction during the economic expansion of the previous decade,

rt 03-FEB-12

[-said]: It signals to the markets that there are limits to the ultimate job-stoking efficacy of Federal Reserve policy.

bloomberg 03-FEB-12

[-said yesterday]: We are not seeking higher inflation,

bloomberg 03-FEB-12

[-said]: Even as fiscal policymakers address the urgent issue of fiscal sustainability, they should take care not to unnecessarily impede the current economic recovery,

news 02-FEB-12

[-repeated]: risks remain that developments in Europe or elsewhere may unfold unfavourably and could worsen economic prospects here at home.

channelnewsasia 02-FEB-12

[-said]: In looking at the two sides of the mandate, the rate of speed, the aggressiveness, may depend to some extent on the balance between the two objectives,

bloomberg 02-FEB-12

[-told]: Risks remain that developments in Europe or elsewhere may unfold unfavorably and could worsen economic prospects here at home,

msnbc 02-FEB-12

[-repeated]: The outlook remains uncertain, however, and close monitoring of economic developments will remain necessary.

bloomberg 02-FEB-12

[-disagreed]: The prospect of all three is adding to uncertainty and holding our economy back.

news 02-FEB-12

[-said today]: In an environment of well-anchored inflation expectations, more-stable commodity prices, and substantial slack in labor and product markets, we expect inflation to remain subdued,

bloomberg 02-FEB-12

[-added]: the outlook remains uncertain and close monitoring of economic developments will remain necessary,

xinhuanet_en 02-FEB-12

[-said]: To achieve economic and financial stability, US fiscal policy must be placed on a sustainable path that ensures that debt relative to national income is at least stable or, preferably, declining over time,

ruvr 02-FEB-12

[-said]: The sluggish expansion has left the economy vulnerable to shocks,

irishsun 02-FEB-12

[-said today]: Fortunately, over the past few months indicators of spending, production, and job market activity have shown some signs of improvement,

bloomberg 02-FEB-12

[-said]: We were trying to provide pros and cons,

news 02-FEB-12

[-maintained]: We are in frequent contact with European authorities, and we will continue to monitor the situation closely and take every available step to protect the U.S. financial system and the economy.

msnbc 02-FEB-12

[-said today]: Over a period of time we want to move inflation always back toward 2 percent,

bloomberg 02-FEB-12

[-said]: the pace of the recovery has been frustratingly slow, particularly from the perspective of the millions of workers who remain unemployed or underemployed,

bloomberg 02-FEB-12

[-said]: Our intention was to provide useful background and in all cases looked at both sides of the issue,

ABCnews 02-FEB-12

[noted that:]: we are not absolutists

japantimes 01-FEB-12

[-said]: If the situation continues with inflation below target and unemployment declining at a rate which is very, very slow, then the logic of our framework says we should be looking for ways to do more,

bloomberg 27-JAN-12

[-said]: prepared to provide further monetary accommodation,

bloomberg 27-JAN-12

[-said]: basically the number that most central banks use,

thenews 27-JAN-12

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