Legacy Thread

[basserdan]

Today's Economic Calendar
6:00 NFIB Small Business Optimism Index
8:30 Producer Price Index
8:50 Fed's Lacker speech
8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales
10:00 Yellen delivers semi-annual testimony
1:00 PM Fed's Kaplan: Monetary Policy

Today's Markets
In Asia, Japan -1.1%. Hong Kong flat. China +0.1%. India flat.
In Europe, at midday, London +0.2%. Paris +0.2%. Frankfurt +0.1%.
Futures at 6:20, Dow -0.1%. S&P -0.1%. Nasdaq flat. Crude +0.8% to $53.33. Gold +0.4% to $1230.70.
Ten-year Treasury Yield +1 bps to 2.45%






The forces of evil are rising
Our populist turn they're despising
These demons of lore
Are prepping for war
With Global Elites supervising

As middle-class incomes decline
Elites think our system is fine
Because of the Fed
All fairness is dead
They grow Elite wealth by design

- The Limerick King