With concerns growing over when the Federal Reserve Bank will slow its quantitative easing and the subsequent effect on the economy, of 39 economists and investment advisors surveyed, nearly two-thirds do not think it will begin before Dec. 2013, and some not till 2014. As MHProNews has learned from CNNMoney, while the intent of the Fed’s policy has been to keep interest rates low in order to allow businesses and consumers to borrow money, it has also provided meager returns on savings. Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke is scheduled to speak at a press conference Wed. afternoon and may give hints as to the Fed’s plans. “The markets don’t like uncertainty,” said Allen Sinai, chief global economist for Decision Economics. “The Federal Reserve should clarify the uncertainty as soon as possible –which would be Wednesday.” In the past the Fed has suggested it intends to keep rates low until the unemployment rate reaches 6.5 percent.
