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• What Is the Fed Thinking?

  What else is the Fed watching? What news and what sorts of numbers will convince its members that they can withdraw stimulus -- or that they need to extend or even boost their injections?

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  Gross Says Bond Bull Market Probably Ended April 29

  Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Bill Gross, manager of the world’s biggest fixed-income fund, said the 30-year bull market for bonds has probably ended as yields reached a low and prices peaked.

• Lew Says Fannie Mae Delays U.S. Debt Limit Until September

  U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said a one-time payment from Fannie Mae confirms that the nation’s debt ceiling won’t be reached until September.

• High-Yield Gap in U.S. Belies Record Low Yield: Chart

  High-yield bonds in the U.S. are less expensive by comparison with Treasury securities than a decline to record-low yields would indicate, if history is any guide.

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  Pimco Raises Treasuries Holdings to Highest Level Since 2010

  Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Bill Gross raised the holdings of Treasuries in his flagship fund at to the highest level since July 2010 while warning that investors face potential losses from central-bank policies.

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  Fed Maintains QE Pace, Prepared to Alter as Economy Evolves

  The Federal Reserve said it will keep buying bonds at a monthly pace of $85 billion while standing ready to raise or lower purchases as economic conditions evolve.

• Federal Open Market Committee May 1 Statement: Full Text

  The following is a reformatted version of the full text of the statement released today by the Federal Reserve in Washington:

• MoFo Turns to Tokyo for Department Heads: Business of Law

  Morrison & Foerster LLP announced leadership changes, appointing San Francisco partner Brandon Parris and Tokyo partner Randy Laxer as co-chairmen of the corporate department and New York partner Gary Lee and Tokyo partner Dale Caldwell to lead the finance group.

• Bank of America’s Harris Says FOMC Statement Shows No Exit Yet

  The Federal Reserve’s statement today reinforces that the central bank will continue buying assets to spur economic growth, said Ethan Harris, co-head of global economics research at Bank of America Corp. in New York.

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  Fed Seen Slowing Stimulus With QE Cut by End of This Year

  Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will probably reduce the Federal Reserve’s monthly bond buying in the fourth quarter to $50 billion from $85 billion as he begins to unwind record stimulus, economists said in a Bloomberg survey.

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