Ben Bernanke actually said...

The job market is far from normal. Household income is flat, and that too many Americans still don't have access to credit.

We have been keeping interest rates low and trying to create financial conditions that will foster investment.

compensation structures led to misaligned incentives and excessive risk taking, contributing to bank losses and financial instability.

If no action is taken on January 1, 2013, between expiration of tax cuts, sequestration, and a number of other measures, there will be a ver...