Bernanke Hawkish Comments

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy was running so close to capacity that it faced heightened risks of an outbreak in inflation that could require higher interest rates to tame. In his first extensive remarks since taking office two weeks ago, Bernanke appeared to be making an effort to establish credentials as an inflation "hawk" by stressing the need to keep price pressures contained.

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