Today's Economic Calendar
FOMC meeting begins
8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales
9:00 FHFA House Price Index
9:00 S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index
10:00 Consumer Confidence
10:00 Richmond Fed Mfg.
10:00 State Street Investor Confidence Index
1:00 PM Results of $26B, 2-Year Note Auction
Today's Markets
In Asia, Japan -0.10%. Hong Kong +0.02%. China -0.21%. India -0.05%.
In Europe, at midday, London +0.92%. Paris +0.86%. Frankfurt +0.87%.
Futures at 6:20, Dow +0.15%. S&P +0.15%. Nasdaq +0.05%. Crude +1.3% to $46.96. Gold -0.20% to $1,251.80.
Ten-year Treasury Yield +2 bps to 2.27%
A limerick on puppets and shows
And secrets Elites won't disclose
A powerful few
Control me and you
The sum of their wealth no one knows
The Donald's at war with Elites
They've published a thousand deceits
He knows he is right
He's ready to fight
He does it with furious tweets
- The Limerick King
Dan