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[basserdan]

8:32a U.S. current account deficit rises to $128.2B in 4th quarter from $ 101.5B in 3rd quarter

8:32a Dow futures off 33 points or 0.1%; S&P 500 futures down 2.60 points or 0.1%

8:33a Dollar index holds losses after deficit data

8:33a ICE U.S. Dollar Index down 0.2% at 90.180

[basserdan]

10:00a Existing-home sales at 5.54 million SAAR in February, NAR says: up 3.0% for the month, 1.1% YoY

10:00a Existing-home sale median price $241,700 in February, up 5.9% YoY

10:04a U.S. stocks little-changed after existing-home sales

10:13a Gold climbs ahead of Fed clues on rate-hike path


10:33a U.S. crude-oil inventories down 2.6 million barrels last week: EIA

10:33a U.S. gasoline supplies fall by 1.7 million barrels: EIA

10:33a U.S. distillate stockpiles down 2 million barrels: EIA

10:33a May WTI crude trades at $64.42/bbl on Nymex vs. $64.23 before supply data

[basserdan]

2:00p FOMC raises fed funds interest rate to 1.5%-1.75%

2:00p Fed still signals 3 interest rate increases in 2018

2:00p Fed now expects 3 rate hikes in 2019 instead of 2

2:00p Fed leaves PCE forecast at 1.9% in 2018, 2% in 2019

2:01p Dollar Index extends losses as Federal Reserve raises interest rates

2:01p ICE U.S. Dollar Index down 0.5% at 89.952

2:01p Treasury yields tick higher after Fed policy statement

2:01p 10-year note yield at 2.911%; 30-year yield at 3.133%; 2-year yield at 2.345%

2:04p Gold futures slip in electronic trade after Fed policy statement

2:04p April gold at $1,320.20/oz in electronic trade, down from $1,321.50 Comex settlement