And yesterday, the questions to Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke went on for five hours.
Corker and several other Republican senators met with the Treasury secretary and Fed chairman late Sunday.
He said Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to keep economic stimulus in place.
The Fed chairman is scheduled to speak to a pair of congressional panels Tuesday and Wednesday.
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In congressional testimony on Thursday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledged that low rates penalize savers.
The FOMC meeting ends on Thursday afternoon with Fed Chairman Bernanke holding a press conference.
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If so, his tenure as Fed Chairman could soon be coming to an end.
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Fed Chairman Bernanke will give his remarks to a U.S. House of Representatives committee Wednesday afternoon.
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The problem for Fed Chairman Bernanke is that now the tightrope is an uphill climb.
The Fed chairman was also pelted with questions about inflation, recession and the dollar's historic lows.
Fed Chairman Bernanke has said the government needs to do more to re-stimulate the economy.
That may or may not be a good thing for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Stocks opened well in negative territory but bounced higher as the Fed Chairman took the podium.
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Suddenly, the picture is not at all what the Fed chairman had hoped for.
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Second, this isn't a normal world, and Fed Chairman Bernanke is determined to keep markets liquid.
Tuesday, he spoke with current Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and met with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.
The market place is awaiting a speech on the U.S. economy by Fed Chairman Bernanke Thursday.
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Fed Chairman Bernanke made remarks to a U.S. House of Representatives committee Wednesday morning.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged to lower bond yields (raise bond prices) back in August.
On the day of his final testimony as Fed chairman, the market closed up 0.5%.
"Continued efforts to stabilize the financial markets are essential, " said Ben Bernanke, the Fed chairman.
Fed Chairman Bernanke also remains firmly in the dovish monetary policy camp, most agree.
Also on the docket today is congressional testimony from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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Similarly, the laws which constrain banks are not for the Fed Chairman to decide.
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More importantly, in the American system the Fed Chairman does not in fact control tax rates.
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Equity markets were marginally negative as the Fed Chairman began to speak, and then fell hard.
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will give a news conference following the 12:30 announcement.
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Fed Chairman William McChesney Martin concluded it was time to contain the consequent inflationary pressure.
The market place was awaiting a speech on the U.S. economy by Fed Chairman Bernanke Thursday afternoon.
But, as the Fed chairman also alluded, spending is not likely to pick up unless unemployment falls.
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