奧巴馬將提名貝南克續任Fed主席

現任Fed主席貝南克的任期將於明年1月結束。先前對於其是否能獲得連任有不一的看法，而正面的評價在於他將經濟從可能陷入二次蕭條的危機中拉了回來。奧巴馬總統對他的提名需要獲得參議院(Senate)的批准。

From The NY times:

President Obama plans to nominate Ben S. Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, administration officials said Monday night.

The nomination, while expected, comes after Mr. Bernanke has had perhaps the most tumultuous term of any Fed chairman, helping to steer the economy through its greatest downturn since the 1930's. Mr. Bernanke is a Republican who was appointed by President George W. Bush.

A top White House official said Mr. Obama had decided to keep Mr. Bernanke at the helm of the Fed because he had been bold and brilliant in his attempts to combat the financial crisis and the current deep economic recession.

"The president thinks that Ben's done a great job as Fed chairman, that he has helped the economy through one of the worst experiences since the Great Depression and that he has essentially been pulling the economy back from the brink of what would have been the second Great Depression,'' an administraiton official said on Monday night.

Mr. Obama will appear with Mr. Bernanke on Tuesday in Martha's Vineyard, where Mr. Obama is vacationing for the week.