In his speech at Jackson Hole, Chairman Ben Bernanke provided no real clues that the Fed is building up to more policy stimulus, such as QE3. In fact, he placed more onus on the politicians to help the economy by sorting out the fiscal situation. We think QE3 will eventually be needed, but it probably won't come until early next year.
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