(USA Today) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday moved to ease market jitters over financial turmoil in Europe, suggesting that any harm to the U.S. economy should be “modest” and that there may even be a few benefits. Bernanke also told the House Budget Committee that the nation’s economic recovery is likely to continue at a moderate pace before picking up next year, with near 10% unemployment falling slowly.
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