Ну вот Обама пошел на второй срок, и он не против 3-го срока Бена Бернанке в роли главы ФРС.
Но по словам самого Главы ФРС — он не желает оставаться дальше на данном посту .

Кто по-вашему будет следующим? Ведь не для кого не секрет, что Бернанке имел большую власть и играл не последнюю роль в экономике США. Не просто же так в июле 2009 г. ведущие эксперты, опрошенные агенством Bloomberg, признали Бернанке лучшим борцом с кризисом в мире. (Rich Miller. Bernanke Gets Top Marks From Global Investors in Poll. — Bloomberg, 22.07.2009 ) .
 

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke continued to warn lawmakers of the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff.
«If the fiscal cliff was allowed to occur and certainly if it were sustained for any period, it could have a very negative affect on hiring, jobs, wages, economic activity, investment and of course, the consequences of that would be felt by everybody,» Bernanke said at a press conference Wednesday.
 
Bernanke popularized the term «fiscal cliff» earlier this year, referring to a combination of spending cuts and tax increases set to go into effect at the beginning of 2013.
Some economists have since said the cliff may actually look more like a fiscal slope, as households and businesses will see the impact of tax increases only gradually. Meanwhile, lawmakers may come to a deal on some issues, without solving them all.
But Bernanke said Wednesday that regardless, he believes even a partial cliff is dangerous.
«I don't buy the idea that a short-term descent off the fiscal cliff would not be costly,» he said. " I think it would be costly and in fact, we're already seeing costs."
He pointed to a recent drop in consumer and business confidence, a volatile stock market and weak business investment as signs that the fiscal cliff is already having an impact.
«I'm hoping that the Congress will do the right thing on the fiscal cliff. There's a problem with kicking the can down the road,» he said.
Stocks were higher earlier in the day after the Fed announced it would expand its stimulus program in an effort to improve the job market. But the market pulled back during and after Bernanke's press conference to finish the day mixed.


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