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• Guide to Fed Decision Day From Statement to Bernanke Press Talk

  Here’s what to look for when the Federal Open Market Committee releases a statement and new economic forecasts at 2 p.m. tomorrow after a two-day meeting in Washington and Chairman Ben S. Bernanke holds a press conference at 2:30 p.m.:

• Emerging-Market Stocks Drop on Fed as Currencies Tumble

  Emerging-market stocks fell, led by Thai and Turkish shares, as concern grew that the Federal Reserve will signal reduction in stimulus. India’s rupee and Russia’s ruble paced losses among developing-nation currencies.

• Treasury 10-Year Notes in Narrowest Range in Month as Fed Meets

  Treasury 10-year note yields were in the tightest range in more than a month amid speculation the Federal Reserve may indicate when it will begin slowing bond purchases at the end of its two-day policy meeting tomorrow.

• Canada Dollar Falls 3rd Day on Tapering Speculation as Fed Meets

  The Canadian dollar declined for a third day versus its U.S. peer amid speculation the Federal Reserve may indicate when it will begin slowing monetary stimulus in the U.S., the nation’s largest trading partner.

• U.S. Stocks Rally for Second Day as Investors Await Fed

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  U.S. stocks rose for a second day, pushing the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its highest in June, as investors awaited the outcome of a Federal Reserve policy meeting for clues to the central bank’s plan for stimulus.

• Copper Declines to Six-Week Low in New York Before Fed Meeting

  Copper fell to the lowest in six weeks in New York as Federal Reserve policy makers begin a meeting that may indicate when the central bank will start curbing debt purchases intended to stoke the U.S. economy.

• Company Credit Swaps in U.S. Hold as Fed Starts Two-Day Meeting

  A gauge of U.S. corporate credit risk held at about the lowest in a week as investors await a Federal Reserve statement tomorrow for any clues that the central bank may pare unprecedented stimulus efforts.

• European Stocks Little Changed; Kabel Deutschland Gains

  European stocks were little changed as U.S. housing starts for May missed estimates amid concern the Federal Reserve will signal stimulus cuts at its policy meeting starting today.

• U.K. Stocks Advance as HSBC and Standard Chartered Rally

  U.K. stocks climbed, sending the benchmark FTSE 100 Index higher for a fourth day, as the Federal Reserve began its two-day meeting on monetary policy.

• Forint Drops Most in Week as Hungary Yields Jump: Budapest Mover

  The forint fell the most in more than a week on speculation that Hungary’s planned tax increases will hurt economic growth and as investors awaited a signal from the U.S. Federal Reserve about when it will taper stimulus.

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