@ The White House
In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office.
Later in the morning, the President will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The two will discuss cooperation on a variety of issues including Libya and Russia?s World Trade Organization accession.
Later, the President will meet with members of the President?s Intelligence Advisory Board in the Roosevelt Room. In the afternoon, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office.
Later, the President and the Vice President will meet for lunch in the Private Dining Room. Later in the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet with Congressional Leadership in the Cabinet Room to discuss the ongoing efforts to find a balanced approach to deficit reduction.
@ Wall Street
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is in the hot seat before a Congressional panel Wednesday, as markets keep a watchful eye on headlines from Europe and debt ceiling talks in Washington.
Bernanke is likely to be asked about both topics by the House Financial Services Committee at the semiannual economic hearing. He should also face questions about the state of the economy at the 10 a.m. hearing, and whether he sees the current soft patch as temporary or something more worrisome.
