Morning Digest: Analysis: Easy Fed softens fiscal policy punch on economy

	Click to View in Browser 03/22/2013 Analysis: Easy Fed softens fiscal policy punch on economy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's aggressive easing of monetary policy is proving surprisingly effective at blunting the blow to the economy from tighter fiscal policy, according to economists who have been scrambling to raise their growth forecasts.. Obama tours symbolic Israeli sites on last day of visit JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama visited Israel's most powerful national symbols on Friday, paying homage at the Holocaust memorial and the graves of the founder of modern Zionism and assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin.. Stock futures signal slightly lower open LONDON (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.1 percent at 4:16 a.m. EDT.. Jackson's sex abuse case may feature in new trial over death LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's 2005 trial and acquittal on child sex abuse charges may be revisited in a civil lawsuit next month that pits the pop singer's mother against concert promoters AEG Live, a Los Angeles judge ruled on Thursday.. Serena wins first match back as number one MIAMI (Reuters) - Serena Williams, playing her first match since regaining the world number one ranking, made a triumphant start to the Sony Open, thumping Italy's Flavia Pennetta 6-1 6-1 on Thursday.. BBC Twitter accounts hacked by pro-Assad online group LONDON (Reuters) - The Twitter account belonging to the BBC's weather service was hacked on Thursday, the public broadcaster said.. Universe is older than previously thought, new study shows CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Closer scrutiny of radiation left over from the creation of the universe shows the Big Bang took place about 13.8 billion years ago, 100 million years earlier than previous estimates, scientists said on Thursday.. Manual to "goblinproofing" chicken coops named Oddest Book Title LONDON (Reuters) - A book offering advice on how to protect chicken coops from goblins has won the Oddest Book Title of the Year award, organizers of the contest said on Friday.. Related Video Bank employees clash with Cyprus police Explosions rock Syria's major cities Great Debate Income inequality is increasingly "permanent" 'Post-Communist' Russia and China remain remarkably the same A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend