That prospect has already sparked renewed financial-market volatility. In July, Bernanke attempted to calm investors with remarks signaling that, amid inadequate employment gains and persistently low inflation, the Fed would not abandon monetary stimulus anytime soon.
这一前景已然重新激起了金融市场动荡。7月，试图稳定投资者的伯南克放风说，由于就业改善不充分和持续的低通胀，美联储近期不会退出货币刺激。