WMPT Nightly Business Report August 27, 2010
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. ben bernanke said today he'll do whatever it takes to prop up the economy. tom, the fed chief's speech at an economic conference in jackson hole wyoming came just hours after the government reported that u.s. economy grew only 1.6% in the second quarter. but bernanke didn't change his forecast. he still believes the economy will grow "at relatively a modest pace" this year. he said there was only a low risk of deflation. and he made a...