バーナンキFRB議長発言

５日FRBバーナンキ議長が異例の金融緩和実施の背景を以下のようにコメントした。「金融危機前の失業率５％に戻るにはあと４－５年掛る」ほど、経済情勢は悪化している。

Mr. Bernanke warned that the economic recovery "may not be" self-sustaining. He said the chance of unemployment staying high for a protracted period was "the primary source of risk that we might have another slowdown in the economy." He also said "it's certainly possible" the Fed could expand a program to buy $600 billion in Treasury securities beyond the initial target it announced about a month ago. "It depends on the efficacy of the program. It depends on inflation. And finally it depends on how the economy looks," he said of the program aimed at lowering interest rates and stimulating growth. (WSJ)