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To: UncleBigs who wrote (63354)	6/11/2006 2:31:47 PM
From: ild	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

Ben Bernanke Speaks! Monday - Jun 12, 2006 7:30 PM ET : Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to speak about risk management to Stonier Graduate School of Banking students, at Georgetown University, in Washington. Audience Q&A expected . Ben Bernanke Speaks! Tuesday - Jun 13, 2006 11:00 AM ET : Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to speak about consumer issues at a leaders conference, in Washington. Audience Q&A expected . Ben Bernanke Speaks! Thursday - Jun 15, 2006 2:00 PM ET : Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to speak about energy to the Economic Club of Chicago. Audience Q&A expected . Friday - Jun 16, 2006 Quadruple Witching

To: UncleBigs who wrote (63354)	6/11/2006 3:48:14 PM
From: gregor_us	Respond to of 110194

More Specifically, the FED Might Like to Establish a Pavlovian response from the markets, before going on pause. Their goal may be very specific: they want to be able to create salivating juices of fear as late as 6-12 mos after they have paused. They want to secure for themselves a Magic Stick they can shake at the market. And make it quiver. Separately I remain confused and amused by all who sign on to the idea that the FED 1. can fight commodity prices, 2. should fight commodity prices, 3. has as part of its mandate the fighting of commodity prices. Oil in particular has a big F.U. stored up and ready to present to the FED at some moment in the future, when their "models" showed them interest rate hikes would crack crude. Best, LP