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Archive Home > 2008 > April > 03 > Fed chief: Economy could contract

Fed chief: Economy could contract


April 3, 2008

WASHINGTON — Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, said on Wednesday that the American economy could contract in the first half of 2008, meeting the strict definition of a recession, and he called on Congress to strengthen the nation’s distressed housing industries.....

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