Fed prepared to act to boost growth— Bernanke
WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve is ready to deploy more of its tools to shore up economic growth, Fed chief Ben Bernanke said Thursday, as the United States struggles with a sluggish economy.
Bernanke said that after a first-half pace of less than one percent the economy is poised to pick up speed in the second half, with little threat from inflation.
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