Today's Economic Calendar
6:00 NFIB Small Business Optimism Index
8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales
10:00 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
10:00 Wholesale Trade
1:00 PM Results of $24B, 3-Year Note Auction
Today's Markets
In Asia, Japan -0.8%. Hong Kong +0.8%. China -0.3%. India +0.7%.
In Europe, at midday, London +0.4%. Paris flat. Frankfurt +0.1%.
Futures at 6:20, Dow flat. S&P flat. Nasdaq flat. Crude +0.5% to $52.24. Gold -0.1% to $1184.30.
Ten-year Treasury Yield flat at 2.38%
An ode to our central bank crooks
Our world is far worse than it looks
Audit the Fed
Our nations are dead
From trillions they hide in their books
- The Limerick King
Dan