WASHINGTON—Following a two-day meeting to discuss the country's
continually disappointing employment numbers, officials from the Federal
Reserve announced Friday that if jobs are really meant to be with the
American people, they’ll return of their own volition. "Listen, if it's
meant to be, it’ll happen," said Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, adding that
there’s no point in purchasing new mortgage-backed securities or keeping
the federal funds rate near zero percent "if both parties don't want
this to work." "We can't spend all our time and energy trying to force
this. We have to let them do their own thing, and if they don't come
back, then maybe we were just never meant to be together." Bernanke
confirmed that, while he is realistic about the slim chance of jobs ever
actually returning, Americans should "always leave the door open" in
case things change in the future.
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