WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush met with advisers on financial markets Tuesday, but did not recap his discussions for the public.
"We decided it would be best to limit public comment about markets today, and so there will not be press coverage of the president's working group meeting this afternoon," White House spokesman Tony Fratto said as Bush returned to Washington after touring areas of Texas affected by Hurricane Ike. "The president looks forward to the briefing by the working group."
The working group includes U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, among others.
After his meeting with his financial advisers, Bush press secretary Dana Perino said in a statement that the president "appreciates their work to strengthen and stabilize the markets."
