The Fed chairman is scheduled to speak to a pair of congressional panels Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Quantitative easing (QE) was the catch phrase of the day on Tuesday as the markets digest both the Bank of Japan's new and possibly radical asset purchase program and rate reduction pair, and the prospect of further QE by the Fed.

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The pair, who are not poisonous and are native to Britain, were slowly woken up and will be fed throughout the winter.

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