Today's Economic Calendar
8:30 Current Account
8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales
3:00 PM Fed's Kaplan: Monetary Policy
Today's Markets
In Asia, Japan +0.8%. Hong Kong -0.3%. China -0.1%. India flat.
In Europe, at midday, London +0.1%. Paris +0.3%. Frankfurt +0.3%.
Futures at 6:20, Dow +0.1%. S&P +0.1%. Nasdaq +0.2%. Crude -1.7% to $43.66. Gold +0.1% to $1247.30.
Ten-year Treasury Yield flat at 2.18%
With America downing a jet
A verse on an imminent threat
The Powers That Be
Will start World War 3
Twas always their plan, is my bet
- The Limerick King
Dan