No effect Stocks will tank Stocks will rise Stocks will range-trade SPDR-SP5 VL (SPYV): ETF Research Reports SPDR-FINL SELS (XLF): ETF Research Reports SPDR-CONS DISCR (XLY): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. The Big Ben Statement In today's Bernanke briefing on the Hill, his big statement was- "A premature tightening of monetary policy could lead interest rates to rise temporarily but would also carry a substantial risk of slowing or ending the economic recovery and causing inflation to fall further." Tapering the Fed's quantitative easing (QE) each month would send long-term bond yields higher.