It is not what they say, but how they say it. Taipan Daily editor Joseph McBrennan translates the latest musings from the Federal Reserve.

It is not what they say, but how they say it. We've translated the latest musings from the Federal Reserve.

Most Asian stock markets ended Thursday trading slightly down, following the Wednesday press conference of the United States Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Although most of what Bernanke had to say was unsurprising, many Asian investors may have found alarming his admission that the Federal Reserve wasn't sure why America's economic growth rate continued to disappoint.

The chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, Ben Bernanke, just began his testimony in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ironically, when the chairman began his testimony spot oil prices just dropped sharply intra-day trading below the psychological $100.00 level. Yesterday, the major stock indexes sold off violently while Chairman Bernanke testified in from of the U.S. Senate.

The chairman of the Federal Reserve bank held a press conference today and took questions from reporters. This is the central banks way of being transparent as Congressman Ron Paul says he wants a full audit of the U.S. central bank.