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• Business events scheduled for Thursday Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 12:45 PM ET

  WASHINGTON _ Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m. Eastern. WASHINGTON _ Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.. WASHINGTON _ National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for May, 10 a.m..

• Don't Make These Bond Mistakes: Gundlach  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 12:15 PM ET

  

  Bond King Jeffrey Gundlach of DoubleLine Capital explains why he thinks it doesn't pay for investors looking for yield to leave bonds and buy dividend stocks or REITs.

• Gundlach: Bonds Will Rally; Gold Will Hit New Low  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 12:00 PM ET

  

  Men's Wearhouse founder George Zimmer defends his position at the company that fired him, reports CNBC's Josh Lipton. Jeffrey Gundlach, DoubleLine Capital, explains why the Fed's tapering program makes him nervous.

• Bernanke Is 'the Ultimate Lame Duck': Langone Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 11:43 AM ET

  

  Whatever Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says now is "temporary" because it looks like he'll be leaving his post, billionaire investor Ken Langone tells CNBC.

• Santelli Vs. Hilsenrath: Drop the Pretense  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 11:36 AM ET

  

  Are reporters lobbing "softball" questions at the Fed chairman? CNBC's Rick Santelli and the Wall Street Journal's Jon Hilsenrath, debate whether the economy continues to need quantitative easing. I'm trying to inform the public about what the Fed is up to, says Hilsenrath.

• TREASURIES-Prices turn negative before Fed announcement Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 11:20 AM ET

  NEW YORK, June 19- U.S. The Fed statement is due at 2 p.m., when it will also issue economic and interest rate projections. It will be followed by a news conference with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.

• Banks Eye Fed Decision on Rates  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 11:15 AM ET

  

  David Trone, JMP Securities analyst, and Jason Goldberg, Barclays analyst, explain how the Fed's decision on interest rates will impact the financial sector.

• Fed Matters: I Can't See Clearly Now  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 11:05 AM ET

  

  CNBC's Steve Liesman takes a look at whether a new era of transparency at the Fed really has made things clearer. Jeffrey Kleintop, LPL Financial, and Jim Dunigan, PNC Wealth Management, weigh in on the Fed's next move and whether it's time for Bernanke to go.

• Why Bernanke's Speech Will Be 'Benign'  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 11:00 AM ET

  

  Virginie Maisonneuve, head of global and international equities at Schroders, says Bernanke is unlikely to reveal anything new, and discusses the possible unintended consequences of tapering.

• Santelli Rips Bernanke: What Are You Afraid Of  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 10:52 AM ET

  

  CNBC's Rick Santelli, explains why he hears 'crickets" when he asks questions about Fed Chairman Bernanke's policies. "Enough is enough," he rants.

• The Fed Said What?  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 10:09 AM ET

  

  CNBC's Steve Liesman, provides a preview of what to expect from the Fed's policy meeting. Brian Wesbury, First Trust Advisors, and Joseph Tanious, JPMorgan Funds, provide perspective on how the markets will react to the Fed's tapering program and weigh in on possible successors to Ben Bernanke.

• Santelli's Morning Bond Update  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 9:41 AM ET

  

  CNBC's Rick Santelli discusses the latest action in the bond market, and the U.S. dollar.

• Ask Bernanke: What Question Would You Pose? Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 9:24 AM ET

  

  Across from you is Ben Bernanke, probably the most influential person in the world when it comes to financial markets and the economy. What would you ask him?

• Should Markets Stop Worrying and Embrace the Taper?  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 8:32 AM ET

  

  CNBC's Steve Liesman, and Randy Kroszner, former Federal Reserve Board governor, provide insight into what to expect from the FOMC's meeting.

• 'QE Infinity' Is Now on 6 Month Clock: Economists Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 8:29 AM ET

  

  The Fed will probably put off tapering its bond-buying "for a little bit" but has to start scaling back next year, two top economists tell CNBC.

• Taper Anxiety Fuels Market's Jitters: Pro  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 8:03 AM ET

  

  Harvard University's Martin Feldstein discusses how the Fed's policy has created a "bubble" in the long-term bond market and investors have been losing money as the market has come to "adjust" to it.

• Tale of the Taper.... Don't Hang on Every Word: Pro  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 7:32 AM ET

  

  Dean Curnutt, Macro Risk Advisors, discusses why he believes there is an "unhealthy interaction" between Fed policy and markets.

• Langone's 'Superb' Investment Opportunities  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 7:12 AM ET

  

  Ken Langone, Invemed Associates chairman and president, reveals where he is finding opportunities in public markets and private sectors.

• Bernanke's 'Heroic'; Obama Should Have Said Nothing: Sinai  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 7:04 AM ET

  

  Jeff Knight, Columbia Management, and Allen Sinai, Decision Economics, discuss Ben Bernanke's future and the likelihood of the Federal Reserve to actually begin tapering its process.

• Bernanke Likely Leaving After September: Expert  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 6:41 AM ET

  

  Politico's Ben White, explains why he believes the Fed chairman will likely leave his post within the next few months.