Ben Bernanke gone wild

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Global economy: Central bankers gone wild

Central bankers rarely do radical things. This week it happened twice. Hold on to your pinstripes.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke holds a press conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve Bank headquaters December 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve announced it would continue its monthly purchase of $85 million in Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securites unil the outlook for the labor market improves.

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