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A Shrinking Fed
Whatever Bernanke's strengths, the era of the heroic central banker and all-powerful central bank looks as if it's over
 
 The New Fed Why Greenspan successor Bernanke will preside over a diminished central bank
 What's The Fuss Over Inflation Targeting? Greenspan thinks target rates would hamper Fed flexibility
 The Ascent Of Gentle Ben Bernanke is a conciliator, but a new, wider audience will be tougher to please
 Greenspan's Rich Legacy He nurtured booms, cushioned busts, and saw what others didn't
 Online Extra: No White House Yes Man The President may be comfortable with Ben Bernanke's views. But the incoming central bank chief is known as a stickler for Fed autonomy
 Online Extra: Answers About Ben Bernanke Standard & Poor's Chief Economist David Wyss fields the questions now bouncing through many investors' minds
 Online Extra: Bernanke on the Record Here's a selection of comments from the Federal Reserve's chairman-designate on key topics, including inflation targeting and deflation
 Online Extra: Covering the Greenspan Era Slide show: The retiring Fed chairman met the twin challenges of economic and technological upheaval. Here's how BusinessWeek reported the milestones of his career
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