The Federal Reserve Chairman has issued a stern warning to Congress repeatedly this year: if it fails to raise the U.S. debt ceiling by Aug. 2, the economic fallout could be "catastrophic," "self defeating" and "dire."
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Fifty-six-year old Ben Bernanke has won a second term as chairman of US central bank, the Federal Reserve.
The US Senate confirmed the appointment after it voted 77-23 in favour of Bernanke, whose current term ends on Sunday.
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