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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. 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. 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.
  10. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan stands at a doorway as he waits to go onstage for an interview at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009. The interview was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.
  11. A Tokyo money dealer looks at a memo as the U.S. dollar is traded at 86.64 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. The dollar has tumbled to 14-year low against the Japanese yen after traders reacted to indications that U.S. interest rates will remain low and that Federal Reserve isn't overly concerned about the dollar's slide.
  12. A Tokyo money dealer shows his mobile phone screen to his fellow dealer as the U.S. dollar is traded at between 86.48 yen and 86.53 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. The dollar has tumbled to 14-year low against the Japanese yen after traders reacted to indications that U.S. interest rates will remain low and that Federal Reserve isn't overly concerned about the dollar's slide.
  13. A Tokyo money dealer reacts as the U.S. dollar is traded at between 86.43 yen and 86.48 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. The dollar has tumbled to 14-year low against the Japanese yen after traders reacted to indications that U.S. interest rates will remain low and that Federal Reserve isn't overly concerned about the dollar's slide.
  14. The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington November 24, 2009.
  15. The Federal Reserve building is seen with the Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol in the background in Washington November 24, 2009.
  16. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks during The Economic Club of New York luncheon in New York, November 16, 2009.

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