Morning Scan: Fed's 2014 Agenda; StanChart Restructures; Bad Ne...

01/09/14

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Fed Talks: Recently released Federal Reserve meeting minutes lend a few insights into how the central bank is feeling about its ongoing stimulus program. Readers may recall that the Fed surprised everyone back in December when it elected to slow its bond-buying program by $10 billion a month and, the slow taper is likely to continue. "Officials have suggested a similar cut is the most likely result when the Fed's policy-making committee...

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