Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Economic Journal - Tuesday, 9/16/2014



(As of 7:05 am PST)

Stocks are hovering near the unchanged line ahead of the two day Fed policy meeting that kicks off today.  The Federal Open Market Committee’s two day policy meeting begins today with investors worried that the Fed may take a hawkish stance to raise interest rates in the near term.  The concern led to a mostly risk-averse day for US stocks yesterday led by a 1% sell-off on the tech-heavy Nasdaq, its worst daily loss in 6 months.  Economic news is light today.  A report on producer prices showed prices flat for August, indicating inflationary pressure may be cooling. In international news, Asian stocks finished broadly lower after disappointing economic data. European markets are also lower as a survey on Germany’s economic outlook added to concerns over this week’s Scottish referendum. Today and tomorrow could be volatile as investors speculate on the Fed’s next move. 

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