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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Testimony of Chairman Ben S. Bernanke

by Calculated Risk on 7/18/2007 10:34:00 AM

Here is the Bernanke's Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.

The problems in the subprime mortgage sector are no longer "largely contained":

... conditions in the subprime mortgage sector have deteriorated significantly, reflecting mounting delinquency rates on adjustable-rate loans. In recent weeks, we have also seen increased concerns among investors about credit risk on some other types of financial instruments. Credit spreads on lower-quality corporate debt have widened somewhat, and terms for some leveraged business loans have tightened.