The outlook for the coming week is much the same as it was a week ago: rising anxiety amid a torrent of earnings, with developments in Washington, D.C., providing a potential wildcard.
Whereas last weekend many traders were looking ahead to President Bush's State of the Union, this weekend finds them focused on the country's economic commander in chief: Ben Bernanke.
The Federal Open Market Committee holds its latest two-day policy meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Fed is certain to leave rates unchanged at the meeting, but the accompanying policy statement Wednesday will -- as always -- be parsed for any hints of the future of monetary policy. ...
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