Bernanke sends bankers scurrying for right timing
Fears of rising US Treasury yields suddenly stepped up a gear this week after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday that the central bank might tone down the pace of its government bond purchases in the next few FOMC meetings if the economy improved sufficiently.
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