The Fed conducts incremental unconventional monetary policy via purchasing ofdebt, while the President can release government-controlled barrels of oil onto the market.
They are to continue talks on a new debt target for Greece, which has been a stumbling block for the releaseof the next 44 billion euros for the debt-strapped nation.
International creditors are said to be examining the possibility of Greece extending repayments by ten years, as well as accelerating the releaseof emergency funds to finance a debt buyback.
It was a release valve that allowed the parties to reach a deal on the debt limit in the summer of 2011 to avoid sending the nation into default, with the understanding that a broader agreement on the debt and deficit would be reached.