Bernanke Leads Fed on `Road to Action,' Rupkey Says

Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, talks about Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's speech today to central bankers and economists at an annual forum in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Bernanke said additional asset purchases are an option as policy makers consider further steps to bring down an unemployment rate exceeding 8 percent that he called a “grave concern.” (Source: Bloomberg)