Today's Economic Calendar
7:00 MBA Mortgage Applications
8:30 Current Account
10:00 Existing Home Sales
10:30 EIA Petroleum Inventories
2:00 PM FOMC Announcement
2:00 PM FOMC Forecast
2:00 PM Chairman Press Conference
Today's Markets
In Asia, Japan closed. Hong Kong -0.4%. China -0.3%. India +0.4%.
In Europe, at midday, London -0.4%. Paris -0.1%. Frankfurt +0.2%.
Futures at 6:20, Dow flat. S&P flat. Nasdaq -0.3%. Crude +1.1% to $64.22. Gold +0.3% to $1315.70. Bitcoin +1.8% to $9073.
Ten-year Treasury Yield +1 bps to 2.89%
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside
And it's ragin'.
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.
- Bob Dylan
Dan