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• • Bernanke Weighs Risks of New Action

    The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke outlined the risks the central bank is prepared to take by pumping more money into the flagging recovery - but analysts still want more details. 5 Ways More Fed Easing Could Make Things Worse

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Bernanke Says He Sees Case for More Fed Easing

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday high unemployment and low inflation point to a need for a further easing of U.S. monetary policy, but said policymakers were still weighing how aggressive they should be.

• • • Five Ways More Fed Easing Could Make Things Worse

      Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke took another step Friday toward further monetary stimulus, but in doing so left one key issue unanswered: What if all this intervention causes more harm than good? Bernanke Sees Case for Easing Fed 'On the Hook'?

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    The United States should not make the yuan a scapegoat for its own domestic problems, a Chinese commerce ministry spokesman said on Friday. Politics at Play in Yuan Drama

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• Jobless Claims, Inflation, Trade Deficit Each Surge Higher

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