Ben Bernanke’s Money Sentences  Here are the two “money”
sentences from Fed chair Ben Bernanke’s Jackson Hole speech
today on housing:    1. The Federal Reserve stands ready to take
additional actions as needed     to provide liquidity and
promote the orderly functioning of markets.   2. It is not the
responsibility of the Federal Reserve–nor would it be
appropriate–to protect lenders and investors from the
consequences of     their financial decisions.  You can use ‘em
both to make whatever case you want, and while I think they are
appropriately counterbalances, Fed critics are going to seize on
the two lines as being entirely in conflict. They aren’t, as
I’ll explain tonight on CNBC.  Related posts:    1. The Mortgage
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