Markit: Worldwide Business Confidence Drops to Post-Crisis Low; Makes Fed "Tapering" Unlikely

``Worldwide business confidence has fallen back to its post-crisis low, according to a survey by Markit, a London-based information services company. Thoughts of the Federal Reserves tapering its bond-buying stimulus this year are premature due to that lack of business confidence, says Markit Chief Economist Chris Williamson. ''