The slow pace of recovery in labour markets was of great concern, he admitted, but the inflation trade-offs from additional asset purchases are “getting less attractive”.

伯南克还承认，劳动力市场复苏步伐缓慢，这情况受到了极大的关注。但是其它资产购买中产生的通胀权衡吸引力越来越少。

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He has admitted asset bubbles are a negative side effect, or a cost as he puts it, of low rates, and has acknowledged savers are getting the short end of the stick.

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But it is a striking reflection of our times that the MPC is continuing with more QE, three weeks after the Bank's governor and deputy governor admitted, in separate speeches, that asset purchases, on their own, were not enough.

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Such remarks would seem to be a precursor to another round of large-scale asset purchases, but Bernanke also admitted the costs and benefits of such activities must be considered.

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