U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke arrives at the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting at IMF headquarters in Washington in Washington April 25, 2009. Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke arrives at the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting at IMF headquarters in Washington in Washington April 25, 2009.

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  1. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan (R) appear on "Meet the Press" in Washington, February 7, 2010.
  2. U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke take part in a meeting at the G7 finance ministers' meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut, February 6, 2010.
  3. U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, right, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke look on as they take part in G7 Finance Ministers talks in the Nunavut Legislative Assembly for their first formal talks in the Canadian northern community of Iqaluit, Nunavut,in Ontario Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.
  4. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) speaks with U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke during the G7 finance ministers' meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut February 5, 2010.
  5. U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (L) and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke take part in a meeting at the G7 finance ministers' meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut February 5, 2010.
  6. A labourer gathers mustard seeds after drying them in the sun at a wholesale grain market in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh February 4, 2010. Annual food inflation picked-up pace for the second consecutive week, strengthening the case for more fiscal steps in the federal budget to tame prices after the Reserve Bank tightened monetary policy last week.
  7. A labourer sieves spices at a wholesale market in Kolkata February 4, 2010. Annual food inflation picked-up pace for the second consecutive week, strengthening the case for more fiscal steps in the federal budget to tame prices after the Reserve Bank tightened monetary policy last week.
  8. Customers stand to buy pulses at a wholesale market in Kolkata February 4, 2010. Annual food inflation picked-up pace for the second consecutive week, strengthening the case for more fiscal steps in the federal budget to tame prices after the Reserve Bank tightened monetary policy last week.
  9. Customers shop at a food superstore in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad February 4, 2010. Annual food inflation picked-up pace for the second consecutive week, strengthening the case for more fiscal steps in the federal budget to tame prices after the Reserve Bank tightened monetary policy last week.
  10. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) is sworn in for his second term in Washington, February 3, 2010. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn swears in Bernanke as Anna Bernanke, (C), his wife, observes the ceremony.
  11. Donald Kohn, Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, speaks at the Symposium on Interest Rate Risk Management in Arlington, January 29, 2010.
  12. Donald Kohn, Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, speaks at the Symposium on Interest Rate Risk Management in Arlington, January 29, 2010.
  13. Donald Kohn, Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, speaks at the Symposium on Interest Rate Risk Management in Arlington January 29, 2010.
  14. Donald Kohn (L), Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, is thanked by Sheila Bair, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), after speaking at the Symposium on Interest Rate Risk Management in Arlington January 29, 2010.
  15. Donald Kohn, Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, speaks at the Symposium on Interest Rate Risk Management in Arlington January 29, 2010.
  16. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke awaits the beginning of testimony 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, in this December 3, 2009 file photo. The combination of the financial nervous breakdown and the uneven economic recovery has turned central bankers into the equivalent of military generals waging a war. The question is whether, in the face of political opposition, they will deploy the weapons at their disposal. December 3, 2009. To match Special Report DAVOS/ECONOMY.

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  1. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) is sworn in for his second term in Washington, February 3, 2010. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn swears in Bernanke as Anna Bernanke, (C), his wife, observes the ceremony.
  2. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (C) poses with British Central Bank Governor Mervyn King (L) and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet for a photo during the G7 meeting in Tokyo in this February 9, 2008 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken February 9, 2008. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE.
  3. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attends a meeting with Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) at the US Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.
  4. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) meets with Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) at the US Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.
  5. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) is greeted by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) before a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.
  6. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) is greeted by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) before a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.
  7. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) meets with Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) at the U.S. Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.
  8. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) is greeted by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) before a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.
  9. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 30, 2010.
  10. Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) watches France's Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment Christine Lagarde as she speaks during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 30, 2010.
  11. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 30, 2010.
  12. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 30, 2010.
  13. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, center and on screen, speaks during a session on the Global Economic Outlook at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Saturday Jan. 30, 2010.
  14. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) speaks during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 30, 2010.
  15. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 30, 2010.
  16. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund pauses before speaking during a session on the Global Economic Outlook at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Saturday Jan. 30, 2010.

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