(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) In August 2010, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s remarks at Jackson Hole triggered a sustained stock-market rally when he hinted that the Fed might begin a second round of bond purchases, a policy called quantitative easing, or QE2. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) This year, the economy appears in less danger than years past, with bob creation, factory orders and retail sales last month improving more than expected. So there may be less pressure on the Fed to act.