The US central bank is set to give its asset purchase 'QE3' program the final $15 billion kiss of death on Wednesday (while maintaining its existing reinvestment policy), majority of analysts expected, but clouds above America's economy may give officials pause as they are expected to keep a "rates near zero for a considerable period" language in the statement, possibly waiting with some hints until December. October Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) two-day meeting was supposed to be "easy", but a combination of messy geopolitics, weaker external demand, and commodity softness has added new uncertainties, ING ... (full story)