U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Thursday he sees a slowing U.S. economy heading into 2008.Bernanke, in a prepared testimony to the U.S. Congress' Joint Economic Committee, said he expects the economy to slow "noticeably" from its third-quarter growth rate and remain sluggish in the first half of 2008. The U.S. economy grew at a 3.9% rate in Q3.
Further, Bernanke added the Fed will make sure that the potential inflationary effect from higher import prices -- stemming from a falling dollar -- does not work itself into the general economy and increase inflation.
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