Pressure mounts on Bernanke

Story date: 2007-08-22 06:12:00
Added on: 2007-08-22 23:35:03

The Australian - The latest to blur the picture was Richmond Fed president Jeffrey Lacker, who said on Tuesday market upheaval only warranted an interest rates intervention from the central bank in circumstances where economic fundamentals like inflation and growth ...


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