Bloomberg reports that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a speech to central bankers and economists at a forum in Jackson Hole, WY that the central bank still has tools to stimulate a recovery that has been weaker than expected, while sticking to his view that growth will pick up.

The article notes that Bernanke, didn’t give details on the measures the Fed might take or signal when or whether policy makers might deploy them. A second day has been added to the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting in September to “allow a fuller discussion” of the economy and the Fed’s possible response, the report quoted Bernanke as saying.

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