A pair of specialists work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Policymakers at the Federal Reserve decided to leave a key interest rate unchanged at between zero and 0.25 percent, where it has been since December. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

A pair of specialists work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Policymakers at the Federal Reserve decided to leave a key interest rate unchanged at between zero and 0.25 percent, where it has been since December.

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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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  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. Mellon Capital Management's Director and Senior Portfolio Manager Jonathan Xiong speaks during a Reuters Investment Outlook Summit in New York December 8, 2009. The U.S. dollar should depreciate in the long term and the Federal Reserve may start to raise interest rates in mid-2010, Xiong said.
  7. Mellon Capital Management's Director and Senior Portfolio Manager Jonathan Xiong speaks during a Reuters Investment Outlook Summit in New York December 8, 2009. The U.S. dollar should depreciate in the long term and the Federal Reserve may start to raise interest rates in mid-2010, Xiong said.
  8. President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank William Dudley speaks at the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University in New York December 7, 2009. The U.S. economy still faces a number of headwinds which underpin the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period, Dudley said on Monday.
  9. President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank William Dudley speaks at the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University in New York December 7, 2009. The U.S. economy still faces a number of headwinds which underpin the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period, Dudley said on Monday.
  10. President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank William Dudley speaks at the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University in New York December 7, 2009. The U.S. economy still faces a number of headwinds which underpin the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period, Dudley said on Monday.
  11. President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank William Dudley speaks at the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University in New York December 7, 2009. The U.S. economy still faces a number of headwinds which underpin the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period, Dudley said on Monday.
  12. President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank William Dudley speaks at the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University in New York December 7, 2009. The U.S. economy still faces a number of headwinds which underpin the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period, Dudley said on Monday.
  13. President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank William Dudley speaks at the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University in New York December 7, 2009. The U.S. economy still faces a number of headwinds which underpin the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period, Dudley said on Monday.
  14. President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank William Dudley speaks at the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University in New York December 7, 2009. The U.S. economy still faces a number of headwinds which underpin the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period, Dudley said on Monday.
  15. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke prepares to speak at the December luncheon meeting of the Economic Club of Washington, December 7, 2009.
  16. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke leaves the December luncheon meeting of the Economic Club of Washington following his remarks, December 7, 2009.

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