U.S. Economic Outlook

Guest Host:

Steve Roberts
U.S. Economic Outlook

There are new signs that offer hope the recession is easing, though jobless numbers and consumer spending remain troubling. The outlook for the U.S. economy under Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

There are new signs that offer hope the recession is easing, though jobless numbers and consumer spending remain troubling. The outlook for the U.S. economy under Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Guests

Kevin Hassett

director, economic policy studies, American Enterprise Institute.

Alice Rivlin

senior fellow, Brookings Institution,
vice chair, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System (1996-99);
director, White House Office of Management and Budget (1994-96); and founding director, Congressional Budget Office (1975-83).

Eamon Javers

correspondent, Politico.

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