NEW YORK - JUNE 24: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 24, 2009 in New York City. Wall Street maintained early gains Wednesday as traders are waiting for a statement from the Federal Reserve scheduled for approximately 2:15 pm after the conclusion of a regular two-day policy meeting. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

NEW YORK - JUNE 24: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 24, 2009 in New York City. Wall Street maintained early gains Wednesday as traders are waiting for a statement from the Federal Reserve scheduled for approximately 2:15 pm after the conclusion of a regular two-day policy meeting.

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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.
  3. 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.
  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. An employee puts a "SALE" sign on the window of the Reiss store on Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts December 10, 2009. U.S. households' net worth rose $2.7 trillion to $53.4 trillion in the third quarter for a second straight quarterly advance, Federal Reserve data showed on Thursday, which may boost consumers' confidence to spend.
  7. An employee puts a "SALE" sign on the window of the Reiss store on Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts December 10, 2009. U.S. households' net worth rose $2.7 trillion to $53.4 trillion in the third quarter for a second straight quarterly advance, Federal Reserve data showed on Thursday, which may boost consumers' confidence to spend.
  8. A man carries a sign advertising the partial liquidation of a shop in Boston, Massachusetts December 10, 2009. U.S. households' net worth rose $2.7 trillion to $53.4 trillion in the third quarter for a second straight quarterly advance, Federal Reserve data showed on Thursday, which may boost consumers' confidence to spend.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  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. 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.
  16. 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.

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  7. Indian police douse fire on a paramilitary post during a protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. Hundreds of Kashmiris clashed with Indian troops, torching a paramilitary post and hurling rocks, after soldiers fired warning shots and tear gas and beat them with batons to quell anti-India protests in the region's main city.
  8. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi smiles as he arrives on the second day of a two-day EU summit, at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. The leaders of Britain and France say EU leaders will commit more than euros2 billion ($3 billion) a year to help poorer parts of the world combat global warming.
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  10. A Palestinian man shows charred remains from a fire that burned holy books in a mosque in the West Bank village of Yasuf south of Nablus, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. Assailants vandalized a Palestinian mosque early Friday, burning prayer carpets, holy books and leaving behind a graffiti message in Hebrew indicating the rampage was the work of settlers angry over Israel's plans to curb settlement building.
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