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Fed takes action, but was it soon enough

Appeared on August 10, 2007

“He's not telegraphing any rules,” said Joseph Mason, finance professor at Drexel University.  “Greenspan made very clear what the rule was: Markets get into trouble, we're going to bail you out. Bernanke's not being clear about that rule, and I think that goes back to Bernanke's experience and understanding of financial crises over his academic career and his in-depth study of financial crises as well.”