Fed Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered his monetary policy and the economic outlook to the Senate Banking Committee.

One key points Bernanke made, data has been ?mixed? and ?way too early? to make a judgement on when the central bank will slow down the pace...

Lower gold prices could mean investors are less worried about the economy, he said.

And guess what? The market may need him to do it one more time before he heads off into the proverbial sunset. Bernanke may came to the rescue.

http://blog.share.com/2013/06/19/the-last-days-of-chairman-bernanke/16071

Double hints, both Ben Bernanke and Barack Obama, have suggested that the US Federal Reserve may soon have a new chairman. Is time to consider the legacy of Ben Bernanke, and ask: what next?.

?Well, I think Ben Bernanke?s done an outstanding job.? Barack Obama said.

So what next? -- Ben hint extent of QE is just a few meetings away from being reduced. This does not mean, QE is close to coming to an end, or being reversed.

It $85 billion a month in bond purchases, is not likely to cease QE altogether until US unemployment approaches 6.5%. At the moment it is 7.6%.

After  FOMC meeting today, the Fed may have already announced reduced QE, the likelihood is that its purchases will reduce in size later this year, perhaps to $60 billion or so by the autumn, and then down to $35 billion or so a month early next year, before ceasing altogether later in 2014.

What's clear -- QE has not led to runaway inflation. Data out had US inflation at just 1.4% in May. As currently stands, there is no hint that rising inflation will force the Fed to up rates.

We are entering a new stage now.

Americans see potential for winners and losers under health law, causing anxiety and confusion.

Associated Press  - Americans start figuring out that President Barack Obama's health care law goes beyond political talk, and really does affect them.

It's not whether an expert thinks something is a better insurance policy, it's whether people perceive it that way."

A look at three groups impacted by the law's rollout..........