The U.S. Federal Reserve is reflected in a car as a security officer patrols the front of the building in Washington, June 24, 2009. The Federal Reserve is expected to emphasize the U.S. economy's fragile state in a policy statement on Wednesday as it talks down expectations for a rate hike this year and holds fire on expanding asset purchases. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

The U.S. Federal Reserve is reflected in a car as a security officer patrols the front of the building in Washington, June 24, 2009. The Federal Reserve is expected to emphasize the U.S. economy's fragile state in a policy statement on Wednesday as it talks down expectations for a rate hike this year and holds fire on expanding asset purchases.

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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.
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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. 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. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, talks with Elizabeth Duke, Federal Reserve Board governor, during a break from the morning session of the annual conference of the Federal Reserve in Jackson, Wyo., Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009.
  13. Janet Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve of San Francisco, chats with Alan Budd, senior advisor at Brevan Howard Asset Management, as they arrive at the morning session of the annual conference of the Federal Reserve in Jackson, Wyo., Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009.
  14. Jackson Lake Lodge where the U.S. Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium is being held, is seen in Grand Teton National Park in Jackson Hole, Wyoming August 21, 2009. The symposium hosts visiting bankers from around the globe meeting with Federal Reserve officials, academics and other financial experts.
  15. U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors Donald Kohn walks through the lobby of the Jackson Lake Lodge as he arrives for the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, August 21, 2009.
  16. Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke, right, chats with European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet, center, and Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa, as they stroll the veranda of thje Jackson Lake Lodge with the Teton Mountains and Grand Teton Peak in the background, during a break from the morning session of the annual conference of the Federal Reserve in Jackson, Wyo., Friday, Aug. 21, 2009.

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