Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke walks through the lobby of Jackson Lake Lodge as he enters the morning session of the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Symposium at Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming August 22, 2009. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke walks through the lobby of Jackson Lake Lodge as he enters the morning session of the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Symposium at Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming August 22, 2009.

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  1. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks at the Federal Reserve Conference on Key Developments in Monetary Policy in Washington October 8, 2009. Bernanke said on Thursday that while the U.S. central bank's vast support for the economy will likely be needed for a while, the Fed will have to remove those measures as the economy heals to ward off inflation.
  2. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks at the Federal Reserve Conference on Key Developments in Monetary Policy in Washington October 8, 2009. Bernanke said on Thursday that while the U.S. central bank's vast support for the economy will likely be needed for a while, the Fed will have to remove those measures as the economy heals to ward off inflation.
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  4. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks at the Federal Reserve Conference on Key Developments in Monetary Policy in Washington October 8, 2009. Bernanke said on Thursday that while the U.S. central bank's vast support for the economy will likely be needed for a while, the Fed will have to remove those measures as the economy heals to ward off inflation.
  5. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks at the Federal Reserve Conference on Key Developments in Monetary Policy in Washington October 8, 2009. Bernanke said on Thursday that while the U.S. central bank's vast support for the economy will likely be needed for a while, the Fed will have to remove those measures as the economy heals to ward off inflation.
  6. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke (L), French finance minister, Christine Lagarde (C) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, return to a meeting after a group photograph at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at the Treasury, in central London September 5, 2009. G20 finance leaders pledged on Saturday to keep economic life-support packages in place for now, slap tighter controls on bankers' pay and give a bigger voice to emerging markets in the international institutions.
  7. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke (L), and U.S. Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, wait for the start of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at the Treasury, in central London September 5, 2009. Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 nations were meeting in London on Saturday to lay the foundations for a summit of leaders in the U.S. city of Pittsburgh later this month.
  8. U.S. Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, arrives for the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at the Treasury, in central London September 5, 2009. Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 nations were meeting in London on Saturday to lay the foundations for a summit of leaders in the U.S. city of Pittsburgh later this month.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Barney Frank (D-MA) questions Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Reserves financial regulatory reform proposals.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Reserves financial regulatory reform proposals.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Reserves financial regulatory reform proposals.
  12. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Reserves financial regulatory reform proposals.
  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Reserves financial regulatory reform proposals.
  14. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Reserves financial regulatory reform proposals.
  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Reserves financial regulatory reform proposals.
  16. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Reserves financial regulatory reform proposals.

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