Ben Bernanke has half a year left on his term as chair of the Federal Reserve , and at this point it is not certain whether he will be asked to serve another. Bernanke has said that he expects the economy to pick up later this year , and perhaps his future as chair depends on whether he is right or not. David Wessel , economics editor of the Wall Street Journal , assesses Bernanke's tenure in this short video, and says Bernanke "did a great job in saving us from something that could have been a catastrophe."