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April 27, 2011, 4:43 PM EDT by Scott Lanman and Joshua Zumbrun

(Updates with reaction of the market in the third paragraph.) Bernanke‘s press conference is on {AV }.)

“April 27 (Bloomberg)–Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said at the end of the Fed bond buying program in June to $600 billion probably not”significant”impact on the financial markets or the economy, and the Central Bank is the investment likely to continue to due debt after June.”We have been completed, the program at the end of the second quarter “he said in his first press conference after a meet policy.” “The end of the programme is unlikely, that significantly affect the financial markets or the economy.

“Bernanke said the Central Bank today reaffirmed their view, that soaring commodity prices are expected to a temporary effect on inflation and agreed, to complete his great asset program acquires according to schedule. U.S. stocks rose, sending of benchmark indices at almost three-year highs and treasuries fell, after the United States renewed its commitment to low prices keep “longer.”"In his press conference, Bernanke said the Central Bank is expected to continue to reinvest their securities, including mortgage-backed securities, as they also after June tyres.”We will continue to reinvest due securities, treasuries and MBS, so that the amount of the securities we hold will remain “almost constantly, he said.” “The amount of the relaxation of monetary policy should constantly remain ahead of June goes.”Monetary StimulusWhen, the the Fed begins his record monetary stimulus unloaded, he said “it is very likely that a first step would be to stop reinvesting all or part of the securities, which are due”.

“This step, although a relatively modest step is tightening policy,” said Bernanke.Bernanke has signaled that he record will remain stimulus until accelerate job growth and the recovery is robust enough, stand up to a tighter credit. The Fed Chairman said he expects that a wave is this year in fuel and food have only a passing inflationary impact, with fed push up prices to distinguish regional bank presidents, who say low borrowing costs.The Fed left its benchmark interest rate in a range of 0 to 0.25 percent, where it was since December 2008. The Central Bank will keep reinvesting proceeds from matured mortgage debt bought in the first round of the large asset purchases, decision makers, in a version after the statement, which lasted from December 2008 to March 2010.Forecasts ChangedPolicy lowered their forecasts for economic growth this year and estimates for a key measure of inflation, the volatile food and energy prices exclude raised prices. The projections of the Governors and regional bank presidents were released three weeks earlier than previous practice.The range of estimates for growth this year was reduced to 3.1 per cent to 3.3 per cent, from 3.4 per cent to 3.9 per cent in January.

Estimates for the personal consumption expenditure index minus food and energy prices, ranged from 1.3 percent to 1.6 percent, from a previous range of 1 to 1.3 percent. fed officials central tendency forecast for the average unemployment rate in the last quarter of 2011 fell by 8.4 per cent to 8.7 per cent compared to 8.8% to 9.0% in January. “Their estimate of unemployment at the end of 2012 has been in a number of 7.6 to 7.9 per cent to 7.6 per cent to 8.1 percent in January.”Bernanke said labour market has gradually improved, “at the press conference.” “The longer it goes, we are more confident.” “Deep Loch”We are digging out of a deep hole,”Bernanke said, referring to the jobs lost during the Rezession.

Die stimulus contrasts Fed’s commitment to record with the interest rate hike this month by the European Central Bank and increase this year by the largest emerging markets”, including China, Brazil and India, are faster inflation.Bernanke the microphone in the Fed Central was the first Fed Chairman to conduct a press conference after an FOMC decision, as he. His counterpart in Europe, Japan, and Canada already hold regular Pressekonferenzen.Die press conference, broadcast on television and the Central Bank website, one of Bernanke’s tagged connections most effort to improve the fed with the public and demystify the institution, which until 1993 their monetary policy decisions to not give.

Bernanke said in February, with a weight of the Central Bank benefits from transparency against the risk of was that his comments would trigger unwanted fluctuations on the financial markets.Drag CreditIncreases into employment and inflation calls to tighten credit help drive. Wage and payroll rose by an average 149,000 per month for the last six months, while the unemployment rate by 1 percentage point a since November by 8.8 percent, two year deep down is.Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William C. Dudley, the FOMC of Deputy Chairman, in a speech of April 1, that a faster pace is job growth “urgently needed” and that also with 300,000 new jobs per month, the labour market still confirmed “considerable slack” at the end of 2012.Janet Yellen, Deputy Chairman of the Fed Board of Governors, April 11, said that the increase in the food and fuel will cost only a temporary impact on the prices and consumer spending and guaranteed, no reversal of monetary stimulus that.

Price rose food and beverage gas prices rose in the first quarter by most since 2008, based on the Department of labor consumer price index, while the costs for regular unleaded gasoline by 26 percent this year to $3.88 increases has a gallon than yesterday.The increases helped slow US growth step 2 percent in the first quarter, the average estimate of analysts by Bloomberg News, from 3.1 per cent in the previous period respondents according to. The Government released preliminary figures Morgen.Das Department of Commerce personal consumption expenditure price index, excluding food and energy, rose by 0.9 percent in February a year ago. Policy makers have a long term goal for total inflation of around 1.6 to 2 percent per year.Economists say that the fed at least a few months from above, to undo the charm. Most of those polled by Bloomberg 25 44 economists said news of the April 20, April, that this year likely to be their mortgage debt reifenden policy of the treasuries replace the Central Bank stops. The majority of the responding also said that the Fed under its assets will announce a plan next year the sale of government bonds and Pfandbriefe.

-Editor: Christopher Wellisz, James Tyson

The reporter on this story contact: Scott Lanman in Washington at slanman@bloomberg.net; Joshua Zumbrun in Washington at the jzumbrun@bloomberg.net.

The editor responsible for this story contact: Christopher Wellisz at cwellisz@bloomberg.net

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