FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2009 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is introduced before speaking during a discussion hosted by The Economic Club of Washington, in Washington. A decision to raise rates is still months away. But plans for reeling in the unprecedented amount of money the Federal Reserve has plowed into the economy is likely to dominate its private discussions Tuesday Dec. 15 and Wednesday.
(AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)