FILE-In this Friday Sept. 7, 2012, file photo, trader Richard Scardino, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks edged higher during trading on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. Investors were happy to see that Germany's highest court cleared the way for that country to participate in a European rescue fund. Attentions now shift to the Federal Reserve, which wraps up its two-day meeting Thursday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Specialist Frank Babino, center, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The Federal Reserve unleashed a series of aggressive actions Thursday intended to stimulate the still-weak economy by making it cheaper for consumers and businesses to borrow and spend. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Frank Babino

Trader Warren Meyers reacts to the announcement of the Federal Reserve as he watches a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The Federal Reserve unleashed a series of aggressive actions Thursday intended to stimulate the still-weak economy by making it cheaper for consumers and businesses to borrow and spend. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The rate decision of the Federal Reserve is announced on a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The Federal Reserve unleashed a series of aggressive actions Thursday intended to stimulate the still-weak economy by making it cheaper for consumers and businesses to borrow and spend. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The rate decision of the Federal Reserve is announced on a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The Federal Reserve unleashed a series of aggressive actions Thursday intended to stimulate the still-weak economy by making it cheaper for consumers and businesses to borrow and spend. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)