• speaking in Abu Dhabi
  • repeats call for reduced bond buying
  • says US economy slowly starting to move forward but not accelerate
  • says businesses are strong,balance sheets restructured. now need sense of clarity and direction
  • sees enormous amount of acquisition activity by US companies in europe and emerging markets
  • Cyprus case is unique.was a depository for hot money
  • the difficulty in Cyprus rescue is what it signals to other depositors around the world as depositors run economies
  • real problem in us economy is fiscal, not monetary, policy.