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WASHINGTON — Ben Bernanke was sworn in Wednesday to be the 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve, completing an historic changing of the guard at the central bank.

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Many economists are betting that the Fed, which increased rates for a 14th consecutive time on Tuesday, will raise rates one last time at the next meeting on March 28 -- Bernanke's first as Fed chief. Then, the Fed probably will stand pat for perhaps the rest of the year.

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Personally, I'd rather the gentleman had a better reason to raise rates than 'looking tough' on inflation. The rest of the article discusses the potential for rates to be raised again this year - some economists predicting only one raise, and others multiple raises throughout the year, possibly hitting 7.75%.

I find it interesting that there hasn't been more 'noise' about the change in leadership, given the impact the Reserve Chair can have on markets.