Markets am: Caution prevails ahead of Fed decision, Can Yellen’s...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday December 17 2013     Markets   Caution prevails ahead of Fed decision   Risk assets underpinned by predictions the Federal Reserve, which meets on Wednesday for the last time in 2013, will defer any decision on tapering to 2014       Can Yellen's Fed evade lurking monsters?   The greatest unknown is whether the US Federal Reserve has adequate weapons to stabilise the financial system in a renewed financial crisis     Miners drag FTSE lower as caution returns   Investors were cautious ahead of Wednesday's Fed decision on possible tapering of asset purchases, but RBS outperforms weak bank sector after Treasury deal         Video   When to buy Brics?   Emerging market equities look cheap. Andrew Pease, global head of investment strategy at Russell Investments, tells John Authers why it might be unwise to buy until after the Federal Reserve has started to taper off its bond purchases.           Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.