Trader Sal Spaltro, with Albert Fried & Co. , works in his booth 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

Trader Sal Spaltro, with Albert Fried & Co. , works in his booth 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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  6. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke smiles during comments made by a senator during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination to continue as Chairman of the Board of Governors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 3, 2009.
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  8. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is pictured at his Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination to continue as Chairman of the Board of Governors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 3, 2009.
  9. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies at his Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination to continue as Chairman of the Board of Governors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 3, 2009.
  10. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is pictured at his Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination to continue as Chairman of the Board of Governors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 3, 2009.
  11. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is pictured at his Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination to continue as Chairman of the Board of Governors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 3, 2009.
  12. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies at a U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination to continue as Chairman of the Board of Governors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 3, 2009.
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  16. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on his re-nomination to the position December 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has used a procedural tactic to delay the confirmation process, questioning Bernanke's handling of the economic crisis over the last two years.

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