. >> susie: he's michael gapen...senior u-s economist at barclays. hi, mike. >> hi, good evening. >> susie: so what was the message from ben bernanke today? >> well, i think the main message really was that yes, data is getting better. and 9 job market is improving. the private sector has been adding a lot of jobs over the past few months. and all of this is good news. but he also wanted to send the signal that despite this good news the fed remains committed to the recovery. and that means low-interest rates for the foreseeable future. so just because the data is getting better and the labor market is getting better, doesn't mean the fed is going to be removing its policy accommodation any time soon. >> susie: so ead raing between the lines, the takeaway on wall street from investors was that the federal reserve is likely to pump more money into the financial system, keeping interest rates at this superlow rate, and boosting the economy. is that the right take away? >> that is. in our view it is the right take away. the fed has a conditional commitm