The buzz wears off from the Fed announcement

Marketplace Contributor Sep 17, 2012

The buzz wears off from the Fed announcement

Marketplace Contributor Sep 17, 2012

Ben Bernanke announced the Fed’s new monetary stimulus on Thursday and naturally some of the buzz has faded. We’re all basically waking up to a new week in the same economy we had before.

How long does the good feeling from the Fed announcement last for us?

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