Bernanke to Debut as Fed Chief on Capitol Hill

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12 September 2006 at 10:20 a.m. ET

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By Tim Ahmann, Reuters

New Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to offer an upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy but little fresh guidance on interest rates as he takes his first turn in what is always a powerful spotlight.

Bernanke, who took the Fed’s reins on Feb. 1 from Alan Greenspan, is set to deliver the central bank’s semiannual report on monetary policy before a House of Representatives’ panel on Wednesday and return to Capitol Hill on Thursday for a performance in the Senate.

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