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Remember the glory days from the mid-1990s to the 2008 financial crisis when the Federal Reserve appeared infallible?

Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan was the "maestro." The Fed could, it seemed, prolong economic expansions and shorten slumps.

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold off Wednesday from further economic stimulus while voicing a familiar refrain: "We're ready to take action if and when necessary."

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to meet later Wednesday with the press to discuss the Fed's outlook for future growth and what direction the Fed might take.

The Fed concludes its two-day meeting around noon, will unveil its statement from the meeting at 12:30 p.m.

ET and will issue fresh economic forecasts at 2 p.m.

Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday the central bank has done all it can to get the U.S. economy back on track.

Now it's time to simply wait for it to heal.

With the U.S. economy in trouble Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a speech today. Here's how to understand him.

Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that the pace of recovery “seems likely” to increase during the rest of the year and he continues to see no evidence of enduring inflation despite recent increases in commodities prices.

Here is a recap of the top news items from this week on Wall Street: 1. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke held the FOMC's first press briefing on Wednesday at 2:15pm following the release of the Fed rate decision at 12:30pm.

Bernanke reiterated the Fed's view the US economic recovery will be gradual and also that inflation has crept higher recently.

The keyword for the briefing was certainly "transitory," used more than several times by Bernanke to describe the latest bout of inflation. 2.

Gold and silver continued meteoric runs this week. Gold rose almost 4 percent to close at $1,563 per ounce,

Ben S. Bernanke, the Fed chairman, may long for some of the praise that was once lavished on the man he succeeded, Alan Greenspan.

The Fed chairman indicated that the central bank was poised to take additional steps to try to fight persistently low inflation and high unemployment.

Stocks posted big gains Friday after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered reassuring words on the economy and as U.S. growth turned out to be better than expected this spring.

The Dow climbed back above 10,000 Wednesday after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said debt problems in Europe might only amount to a "modest" drag on the U.S. economy.