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Bernanke urges caution in sharp deficit cutting (AP)

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, before the House Budget Committee.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP – Ben Bernanke is urging lawmakers to balance their desire to cut deficits with policies that could help boost the weak economy in the short run.


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Bernanke warns recovery ‘close to faltering’ (AP)

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, before the Joint Economic Committee hearing on the economic outlook.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP – Europe has a debt crisis. America has a jobs crisis. Corporate profits could be in trouble. World financial markets are in turmoil. And no one seems prepared to ride to the rescue.


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Bernanke says economic recovery close to faltering (AP)

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, before the Joint Economic Committee hearing on the economic outlook.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the economic recovery “is close to faltering” and the central bank is prepared to take further steps to support it.


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Bernanke puzzled by weak consumer spending (AP)

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on AP – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he’s surprised by how cautious consumers have been in the two years since the recession officially ended. But the Fed chief offered no hints of any steps the Fed would take to boost the weak economy.


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Stocks rise ahead of Bernanke, Obama speeches (AP)

In this Aug. 29, 2011 photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks advanced for the second day running Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, amid hopes that global policymakers will enact more measures to shore up ailing economic growth.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – Stocks are gaining steam ahead of speeches on the economy by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and President Barack Obama.


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Bernanke proposes no new steps to boost economy (AP)

A trader looks up at monitor after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech concludes on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)AP – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled Friday that Congress must do more to promote hiring and growth, or risk delaying the economy’s return to full health.


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Stocks recoup losses on Bernanke hopes (AP)

A currency trader works in front of a TV showing U.S. President Barack Obama at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011. Asian equity markets were sharply down early Tuesday as investors fearing a possible global economic slowdown continued to flee stocks. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP – Speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve may announce another round of monetary easing helped stocks recover their poise Tuesday after many global markets entered official bear market territory.


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