All the attention this week is on Wednesday’s Fed’s Monetary Policy Statement

All the attention this week is on Wednesday’s Fed’s Monetary Policy Statement. Today’s statistics, Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization were weaker than expected but the bears still hold out the confidence that the Fed will change their statement to remove the word “patient”. Removing the word patient will indicate to the bears that interest rates will be raised at the June meeting. But will they use another word to befuddle the market?  For now the precious metals have seemed to found a bottom but remain under constant pressure. As the bears sell into rallies they have not been able to complete a total rout of all support levels. Expect precious metals to continue to make attempts to the upside but without any real impetus, as the Greek crisis has been sidelined, for the time being it will be difficult to see any break out from current ranges.