Mr. Bernanke said he still expected to reach that point in the coming months but, in what may have been his final appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, he cautioned that Congress itself posed the greatest risk to growth.
The situation might worsen before it improved, he cautioned, saying other towns might fall to the group.
"I don't want to get ahead of myself," he cautioned before declaring, "We took a gigantic step forward, for sure".
"We've got to fill the intellectual pail a little," he cautioned, before worrying too much about how those ideas should be conveyed.
Before cutting the engine, he cautioned his out-of-town guests that there might not be anything to see at daybreak.
Before the general election, he cautioned that when a traditional leftwing party took on a traditional rightwing party it usually ended with a "traditional result" – a Tory victory.
But he cautioned, "Before you decide, be sure to check these colors from different spots in the room and in different lights -- early morning, mid-day, late afternoon, night.
He cautioned that before any decisions were made about Curlin's future, he would wait to see if the 4-year-old came out of the race in good order.
Before that, he cautions, there is much other work to be done.
"We got into a part of the music world which had not been buying fragrance before," he says, before cautioning that he scrutinizes each potential partner because what causes buzz can sometimes generate scorn.
