He is not short of bold ideas, including a global financial tax, the regulation of commodity derivatives and measures to limit exchange-rate volatility.
But Bernanke fell short of announcing bold QE, rather, he chose to save his bullets and only extend Operation Twist, by which the Fed is attempting to lower longer-term interest rates by extending the average maturity of its Treasury portfolio.
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Short of such a bold move, Europe's governments will face a messy, murky transition.
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National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Cole issued a sobering assessment of the race, saying "time is short" for his party to establish a bold agenda that will lead to election victories in the fall.
His bold decision to separate interest-rate changes from short-term political calculations has proved an unqualified success.
The more positive mood among investors stems entirely from Draghi's pledge to buy unlimited amounts of short-term Spanish and Italian debt as part of a bold plan to dispel fears that the eurozone will fall apart.
The US experience demonstrated that bold government action can work, at least in the short- to intermediate-term.
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While bold, visionary leadership can yield industry-changers like the Kindle and the iPhone, short-term public market mentality can kill innovation.
In the long run bold productivity-enhancing reforms will do more to boost the rich world's growth prospects than short-term fiscal austerity.
Ganguly brought up the 150 with a bold square drive for four as the relatively ineffective Kaneria pitched in the rough, then cut a short googly for four more next ball.
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