Fiscal-cliff negotiations, once again, are likely to edge out other market catalysts in the coming week, but investor fatigue as the stalemate drags on may refocus attention on how the drama is taking its toll on economic indicators.
Three weeks have passed since Congress returned from the Thanksgiving recess and public sparring among President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner and other leaders has delivered little in the form of a compromise plan to avoid hundreds of billions of dollars in automatic tax hikes and spending cuts after Dec. 31. |