[Need4Truth]

I believe the term “green shoot” was started by Bernanke:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h0_BVHNrjlYOoncy63c6fZFuXLag

[Travis T. OJustice]

Thanks!

[Oatka]

I believe the term “green shoot” was started by Bernanke

It's mold.

[Old Professer]

I like this description of the term from Newsweek.com:

“Spring is the season of rebirth. So it was fitting that Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, in mid-March told “60 Minutes” that he detected “green shoots” of economic recovery. Since then, the phrase “green shoots,” which had apparently lain dormant in the linguistic field, has sprouted and blossomed. Analysts and journalists, desperate for any sign of hope, have taken to repeating the phrase “green shoots” as a soothing mantra. Economists are now walking around, eyes fixed on the ground like French rustics hunting for truffles, trying to sniff out signs of growth.”