Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Holds First Fed Press Conference In History | Roland S. Martin Blog

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Holds First Fed Press Conference In History | Roland S. Martin Blog

At 2:15 p.m. ET, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, will make waves in the world of economists and Wall Streeters. For the first time in the 98-year history of the nation’s central bank, the chairman will talk to the press after an interest rate decision, fulfilling a promise he made at his first confirmation hearing back in 2005.