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July 29, 2009 by admin
On Wednesday Mr. Ben Bernanke the Federal Reserves Chairman tells the senate law makers that, there is still some more time that might pass by, while we see an economic recovery or stabilization. As consumers are cutting down on their spending and trying to boost up their savings by all possible means. In another testimony he said that he expects that the economy would witness a slow recovery, and is quiet likely to get in to speed only with the passing of time. What that would mean for the other nations is that they should not depend on the US customers for their economic stabilization. They would have to some how enhance their internal markets.
Lawmaker, to an extent remains skeptical, about President Obama’s proposal of reshaping the US economy in to a systemic-risk regulator, over the entire financial system. There are also plans to recreate financial regulators for consumer protection. This is something, which was not in force during the past two decades on the faulty financial products like the mortgages.
Now Mr. Bernanke has a different approach than the administration. He suggests of writing a mandate in the Federal Reserve Act that should circle round the customer protection, along with full scale reemployment and price stability. He also suggested that the Chairman should get in an annual report to the Congress on the consumer protection front too, like is being done with the monetary policy. Though the term for Mr. Bernanke would end in Jan 2010, and would require the Presidents nomination for another one, but his proposals were well greeted by the panel.
Mr. Bernanke expresses concern about the current situation and expects his suggested reforms would strengthen the addressing of the legitimate concerns about the Fed’s long term commitment. He expressed further worries about the congressional audits on the monetary policy of the central bank.
With the independence at risk of the Fed, Bernanke found surprising support from some of the corners. Some lawmakers were seen to have continued with their questions about the unorthodox intervention of the Fed in the US economy. While this was a picture on the other hand some of the senators were eager on the further course of action about the central bank, and that was majorly related to the loans that were to be extended to the small businesses and the so troubled commercial real estate and the mortgage sector.
