It will be interesting to see the kind of additional information Chairman Bernanke will provide in these press briefings – how scripted and the extent which questions by the press will be allowed.
In 2011, the Chairman's press briefings will be held at 2:15 p.m. following FOMC decisions scheduled on April 27, June 22 and November 2. The briefings will be broadcast live on the Federal Reserve's website. For these meetings, the FOMC statement is expected to be released at around 12:30 p.m., one hour and forty-five minutes earlier than for other FOMC meetings.
Source: Press Release [Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System]