8:30a Empire State manufacturing index rises to 22.5 in March vs 13.1 in prior month 8:30a U.S. initial jobless claims drop 4,000 to 226,000 8:30a Four-week jobless claims average slips 750 to 221,500 8:30a U.S. import prices climb 0.4% in February 8:30a ??U.S. import prices minus fuel rise 0.5% in February 8:30a Nonfuel imports up 2.1% in past 12 months, most since 2012 8:30a Philly Fed Business Outlook: https://tinyurl.com/y7zzgn23 8:31a Gold adds slightly to early losses after economic reports