This May 12, 2009 combination image shows George Washington on the front of the one dollar USD note(TOP) and US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke in Washington, DC. Bernanke expressed confidence on May 11, 2009 that the US dollar would not weaken, saying 'the dollar will be strong because the US economy is strong.' Getty Images logo Getty Images 14 months ago

This May 12, 2009 combination image shows George Washington on the front of the one dollar USD note(TOP) and US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke in Washington, DC. Bernanke expressed confidence on May 11, 2009 that the US dollar would not weaken, saying 'the dollar will be strong because the US economy is strong.'

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  2. WASHINGTON - JULY 22: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee July 22, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Bernanke testified on the 'Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy' and advised Congress on the continuation of goverment stimulus spending for economic recovery.
  3. WASHINGTON - JULY 22: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee July 22, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Bernanke testified on the 'Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy.'
  4. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke listens while he testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in a hearing on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress," on Capitol Hill in Washington July 21, 2010.
  5. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in a hearing on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress," while committee Chairman Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (L) and ranking member Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) listen, on Capitol Hill in Washington July 21, 2010.
  6. US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on July 21, 2010 before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The US Federal Reserve is 'prepared' to take further measures to boost the faltering recovery, Bernanke told lawmakers. On the panel L-R are: Senators Chris Dodd, D-CT, and Richard Shelby, R-AL.
  7. US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on July 21, 2010 before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Bernanke warned the outlook for the world's largest economy remained 'uncertain' Wednesday but said the central bank could step in to bolster the recovery.
  8. US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on July 21, 2010 before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  9. US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke arrives to tesify on July 21, 2010 before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The US Federal Reserve is 'prepared' to take further measures to boost the faltering recovery, Bernanke told lawmakers.
  10. WASHINGTON - JULY 21: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke waits in a back room for a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill July 21, 2010 in Washington, DC. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appeared before the committee to speak about the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report.
  11. WASHINGTON - JULY 21: (R-L) Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke; FDIC Chair Sheila Bair; Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler listen to U.S. President Barack Obama deliver remarks before signing the the financial reform bill into law during a ceremonyat the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center July 21, 2010 in Washington, DC. A sweeping expansion of federal financial regulation in the wake of the worst recession since the Great Depression, the bill will create a consumer protection agency, lay out a blueprint for disassembling financial entities considered 'too big to fail,' and many other reforms.
  12. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke (C) and Sheila Bair (L), Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), attend the signing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act by US President Barack Obama at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, July 21, 2010.
  13. WASHINGTON - JULY 21: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) speaks with former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker (R) before U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act at the Ronald Reagan Building July 21, 2010 in Washington, DC. The bill is the strongest financial reform legislation since the Great Depression and also creates a consumer protection bureau that oversees banks on mortgage lending and credit card practices.
  14. Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday, July 21, 2010. Mr. Bernanke is discussing the semi-annual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.
  15. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke takes his seat before he testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday, July 21, 2010.
  16. FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair, left, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, right, applaud as they listen to remarks by President Barack Obama in a ceremony in the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2010.

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