Today's Economic Calendar
FOMC meeting begins
6:00 NFIB Small Business Optimism Index
8:30 Producer Price Index
8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales
1:00 PM Results of $12B, 30-Year Note Auction
Today's Markets
In Asia, Japan -0.1%. Hong Kong +0.6%. China +0.5%. India flat.
In Europe, at midday, London +0.1%. Paris +0.5%. Frankfurt +0.6%.
Futures at 6:20, Dow +0.1%. S&P +0.2%. Nasdaq +0.2%. Crude +0.4% to $46.28. Gold -0.4% to $1263.70.
Ten-year Treasury Yield flat at 2.22%
Our debt-driven system is rank
Now Apple is starting to tank
The bulls should be wary
A Tech-wreck canary
A global depression to thank
Money is debt banks created
The quantum is always inflated
Some privatised stealth
To pilfer our wealth
Our system remains satiated
The Limerick King
Dan