Continued angst about tapering caused the market to soften and the FOMC meeting this week seems guaranteed to create further volatility.
The housing recovery continues to edge its way forward. Lower rates are helping the recovery to get some traction, but the process is slower than usual.
The economy's recovering at a modest pace that would not mandate the early "tapering" of QE; the share market managed to finish in the black after a two-week losing streak.