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CNN Money | Here comes the end of QE
Now that the once-dreaded taper is on the calendar, Wall Street experts say that investors should begin preparing for the end of the Federal Reserve's bond buying program.
Bloomberg | Euro-Area Inflation Slows to 0.8% as Economy Strains to Grow
Euro-area inflation slowed in December, retreating farther from the European Central Bank’s ceiling as the 18-nation currency bloc struggled to strengthen its recovery from a record-long recession.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Fortune | Regulators cave quickly in first Volcker Rule battle
Later this week, regulators are expected to finalize a rule that will allow banks to continue to hold a complicated, risky structured bond that was set to be banned by the Volcker Rule.
Market Watch | Fed should taper only gradually: Rosengren
The Federal Reserve should only wind down its bond-buying program very gradually, said Eric Rosengren, president of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank, on Tuesday.
FOX Business | The Fed’s Miracle-Gro Policy
These are just some of the comments coming out of Wall Street as Janet Yellen replaces Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Fed’s historic amount of money printing to buy U.S. debt and mortgage-backed securities is a serious issue as its balance sheet has surpassed $4 trillion.
