A Fed Rate Hike? Nudge Me When It's Over.

Sept. 17 is finally here, and one can't help but be reminded of Shakespeare’s play, "The Tragedy of Macbeth." The general Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches, leading to tragedy and civil war. The quote above, perhaps Shakespeare’s most existential, suggests life is meaningless. It is hardly an exaggerated metaphor for the useless posturing by the punditocracy across the land in the days, weeks, months, even years leading up to today's Federal Reserve announcement on interest rates -- or not.