Bernanke Sees Modest Growth for Economy

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/business/economy/bernanke-sees-modest-growth-for-economy.html?hp

Mr. Bernanke, testifying before the House Committee on Financial Services, said that the recent rise in oil prices had not affected the Fed’s view that the economy would expand at about the same rate as during the second half of last year, between 2.2 percent and 2.7 percent.