Bernanke Says U.S. to Ensure Recovery Continuation: Full Text

Following is the text of a speech delivered today by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke in Jackson Hole, Wyoming:

The annual meeting at Jackson Hole always provides a valuable opportunity to reflect on the economic and financial developments of the preceding year, and recently we have had a great deal on which to reflect. A year ago, in my remarks to this conference, I reviewed the response of the global policy community to the financial crisis.