Today's Economic Calendar
8:30 Retail Sales
8:30 Empire State Mfg Survey
9:15 Industrial Production
10:00 Business Inventories
10:00 Consumer Sentiment
1:00 PM Baker-Hughes Rig Count
Today's Markets
In Asia, Japan +0.5%. Hong Kong +0.1%. China -0.5%. India +0.1%.
In Europe, at midday, London -1.3%. Paris -0.1%. Frankfurt -0.1%.
Futures at 6:20, Dow flat. S&P -0.1%. Nasdaq -0.1%. Crude -0.1% to $49.82. Gold -0.1% to $1327.70.
Ten-year Treasury Yield flat at 2.2%
Despite all the lies we've been told
And the bill-of-goods we've been sold
It's easy to see
Because of QE
The only non-bubble is gold
In Asia, the missiles are flying
In Yemen, the people are dying
Hurricanes, fires
Populist liars
Some nice yellow rocks I am buying
- The Limerick King
Dan