Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks at the Federal Reserve Conference on Key Developments in Monetary Policy in Washington October 8, 2009. (File Photo) REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct 19 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday said that the performance of the dollar and the U.S. economy will depend on the government’s success in controlling the country’s budget deficit.

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