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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and the press conference that Ben Bernanke, the Fed's chief, will give a bit later in Washington D.C.

The Federal Reserve's powerful rate-setting committee concludes its second meeting of the year today.

Instead of a long gap between the official statement and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s press conference, the statement -- along with the updated survey of economic projections from FOMC participants -- will come out at the revised time of 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, followed by Bernanke’s press conference at 2:30 p.m.

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1:02 | Where to Watch It Live

The news conference will be broadcast live on the Federal Reserve's UStream channel.

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