Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke last night at the 2011 Financial Markets Conference. Among the topics he addresses were clearinghouse access to the Fed window in times of crisis, commodity inflation and the Fed's ability to respond to inflationary pressures.
Complete remarks by Bernanke
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