Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Friday that there's increasing evidence that a "self-sustaining" economic recovery is taking hold, but he said the Fed's $600 billion Treasury bond-buying program is still needed because it will take years for unemployment to drop to more normal levels.
Fed Boss: It Will Take Years For Jobs To Come Back
Los Angeles Times - Top News, Los Angeles Times
Fri, 01/07/2011 - 8:24am
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