Markets fall, suggesting fears of Fed Reserve stimulus exit

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On Wednesday, Chairman Ben Bernanke tried to clarify the Federal Reserve’s plans for slowing down its large-scale bond purchases and convince investors they should not be worried about the Fed withdrawing support.

A day later, it appears he succeeded in the first of those goals, but not the second.

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