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This Is What Ben Bernanke Looks Like When He’s ‘Taking Aim’

By Jessica Pressler

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke “fired back” at criticism of his policies during a speech in Frankfurt today, and in a way that was “scholarly in tone, but unusually blunt in laying blame for inflationary pressures in emerging markets and for tensions over currencies on countries like China,” according to the Journal. As you can see from the photo, he was really worked up.

Echoing Obama, Bernanke Presses China on Imbalances [NYT]

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