increase democratic accountability, promote constructive dialog between policy makers and informed outsiders, and reduce uncertainty in financial markets and help anchor the public's expectations of long-run inflation.
Bernanke emphasizes the importance of Fed transparency for accountability and market stability.
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the worst financial crisis in global history, including the Great Depression.
The economy needed help from Congress, if not from additional spending on roads and bridges, for example, then at least in areas such as retraining unemployed workers.
We are working hard with our colleagues to put the Volcker rule into place, and that will restrict proprietary trading.
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