Wednesday Morning Reading

Here are a few items that caught our interest this morning...

• "Weakness creeps into high quality U.S. mortgages"
• "Dollar hits 26-year low vs. pound"
• "Gas prices bite U.S. consumers, challenge Fed"
• "Open-and-shut case: Affluent investors open their portfolios to closed-end funds"
• "Mutual fund tax bite at record $24 billion"