Ben Bernanke actually said...

Right now our concern is that the Chinese currency policy is blocking what might be a more normal recovery process in the global economy, an...

Our mission as set forth by the Congress is a critical one: to preserve price stability; to foster maximum sustainable growth in output and ...

It is also important, of course, for community banks to be well-capitalized so that they can continue to lend during difficult periods.

It would be very concerning for financial markets and, I think, for the general public if the United States didn't pay its bills.