'''Ben Bernanke''' is an American economist who is the current Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]], nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] in 2005 to succeed [[Alan Greenspan]].
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'''Ben Bernanke''' is an American economist who is the current Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]], nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] in 2005 to succeed [[Alan Greenspan]]. At first, Bernanke was widely perceived as having less power over [[Wall Street]] than Greenspan even after Greenspan's retirement, but Bernanke is starting to come into his own and having more influence. [http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/jul/05/bernanke-starts-to-shed-greenspans-shadow/]