Federal Reserve Chairman <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Ben+Bernanke&family=editorial&specificpeople=568098 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Ben Bernanke</a> participates in a press briefing at the Federal Reserve building, on June 22, 2011 in Washington, DC. Chairman Bernanke said that the Fed's decision making body, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee, has decided not to raise interest rates at this time.