Investors look for answers on economy from Fed

Fed Statement Could Lead to 'Amateur Hour' in the Markets

Daily Ticker Global investors are on hold, waiting for comments from the Federal Reserve’s policy-making arm on when the central bank will wind down its monthly $85B purchases of mortgage-backed securities and Treasury securities.

  • Gold bars are seen in the vault of the branch office of precious metal trader Degussa in Zurich
    Stay Short Gold, Go Long Crude: Krinsky Breakout

    After a nine-month slump, investors might be tantalized by the chance to buy gold for $400 an ounce less than its recent peak in October. But Miller Tabak & Co's Jonathan Krinsky says you might want to wait.

    Gold bars are seen in the vault of the branch office of precious metal trader Degussa in Zurich

    After a nine-month slump, investors might be tantalized by the chance to buy gold for $400 an ounce less than its recent peak in October. But Miller Tabak & Co's Jonathan Krinsky says you might want to wait.

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    Google Glass User: It’s “the Lighter Side of Surveillance” Daily Ticker

    Don’t be concerned about Google Glass and personal privacy says Virginia Heffernan.

    Is Google Glass Cool?

    Don’t be concerned about Google Glass and personal privacy says Virginia Heffernan.

  • Market Consensus: Prepare for 3% Treasury Yields
    Bond Investors Head for the Hills The Wall Street Journal

    Signs of a stronger U.S. economy are rippling through the bond markets, sending investors and corporate leaders racing to prepare for higher interest rates.

    Market Consensus: Prepare for 3% Treasury Yields

    Signs of a stronger U.S. economy are rippling through the bond markets, sending investors and corporate leaders racing to prepare for higher interest rates.

 
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