Tag: US House of Representatives' Budget Committee

• Thursday, February 10th 2011 - 05:50 UTC

  Bernanke warns US job creation too weak and calls for budget discipline

  

  US unemployment remains too high for policymakers' comfort despite signs of strength in the economic recovery, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said. In testimony to the US House of Representatives' Budget Committee that largely echoed a speech he delivered last week, Bernanke also warned about the dangers of unsustainable budget deficits.