ATLANTA, Jan 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy and job market will rebound only gradually because of ongoing constraints on lending, Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Donald Kohn said on Sunday.
This means inflation will remain contained for some time, he said in prepared remarks to the annual meeting of the American Economic Association.
'Lingering credit constraints are a key reason why I expect the strengthening in economic activity to be gradual and the drop in the unemployment rate to be slow,' Kohn said.
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This means inflation will remain contained for some time, he said in prepared remarks to the annual meeting of the American Economic Association.
'Lingering credit constraints are a key reason why I expect the strengthening in economic activity to be gradual and the drop in the unemployment rate to be slow,' Kohn said.
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(Reporting by Pedro Nicolaci da Costa; Editing by Padraic Cassidy) Keywords: USA FED/KOHN (pedro.dacosta@thomsonreuters.com; +1 202 898-8300; Reuters Messaging: pedro.dacosta.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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