2013-06-14wsj.com

Federal Reserve officials have been trying to convince investors for weeks not to overreact when the central bank starts pulling back on its $85 billion-per-month bond-buying program. An adjustment in the program won't mean that it will end all at once, officials say, and even more importantly it won't mean that the Fed is anywhere near raising short-term interest rates.

A wide range of indicators suggest that investors are starting to think the Fed might start raising short-term interest rates -- now near zero -- sooner than previously thought. Until recently many market indicators suggested investors expected the first rate increases in mid-2015, but now these indicators indicate investors think it could be sooner.

The Fed has spooked the market -- can it "un-spook" it?



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