Ben Bernanke, Inflation Buster ; Analysts Expect Fed Chief to Be Tough

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WASHINGTON Gentle Ben he won't be.

Ben Bernanke, appearing before Congress this week for the first time since becoming Federal Reserve chairman Feb. 1, is likely to brush aside lawmakers' calls for a pause in the central bank's credit-tightening campaign and vow vigilance against inflation, analysts say.

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Ben Bernanke, Inflation Buster ; Analysts Expect Fed Chief to Be Tough

Cementing the Fed's inflation-fighting credibility at a time of regime change at the central bank is particularly important because some in the markets are already suspicious that Bernanke will be soft on inflation. Behind...

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