Fed Boss Bernanke: Recession Is "Very Likely Over"
Ben Bernanke said the worst recession since the 1930s has probably come to an end
Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009 | Updated 8:45 AM PST
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Fed chair Ben Bernanke said the recession was likely over.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said today that the worst recession since the Great Depression has probably come to an end.
"The recession is very likely over at this point," Bernanke said at the Brookings Institution.
Bernanke made the blockbuster announcement and said he is confident Congress will help guard against another financial meltdown of this magnitude with legislation that will help rewrite the U.S. financial playbook because the collapse was "too big a calamity" for the government to ignore.
"I feel quite confident that a comprehensive reform will be forthcoming," he said.
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Posted Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009 - 8:39 AM PST
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