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Is the “Bernanke Put” about to expire?

Chairman Bernanke delivered a speech on November 20th to the Economic Club of New York.  The speech is titled “The Economic Recovery and Economic Policy” and a full transcript can be found here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/idUSW1E8KA00A20121120.  I will summarize Charman Bernanke’s main points and analyze and critique a few of his comments.  His speech focused on the main indicators of economic recovery and growth, and he also discussed the effects of the fiscal cliff.
Unemployment
 
 
The unemployment rate is currently 7.9%, down from a peak of 10% in the fall of 2009.  The improvement of the labor force has been slower than the FOMC expected,

What to target?

It’s unclear whether the Allan Meltzer’s H Parker Willis lecture on Monday afternoon (5-6 pm in Stackhouse Theater) will focus on monetary issues. (Remember that the legislation setting up the Federal Reserve System was drafted in Huntley 220 by then-Dean Willis…)