Today’s Markets?
In Asia, Japan?-0.1%?to 9143. Hong Kong?-0.2%?to 21228. China?-0.4%to 2009. India?-0.1%?to 18329.
In Europe, at midday, London?-0.2%. Paris?-0.2%. Frankfurt?+0.3%.
Futures at 7:15:?Dow?+0.05%. S&P?+0.1%. Nasdaq?+0.2%. Crude?-0.2%to $89.13. Gold?-0.1%?to $1733.30.
Economic calendar and Fed Speak
7:45?ICSC Retail Store Sales
8:30?Housing Starts
8:55?Redbook Chain Store Sales
9:00?Fed’s Lacker: ‘The Fed’s Monetary Policy Adrift’?
12:15 PM?Bernanke: ?The Economic Recovery and Economic Policy’
Earnings
Best Buy,?Brown Shoe, Campbell Soup,?Heinz,?Hewlett-Packard,?Hormel, Medtronic,?Salesforce.com,?United Natural Foods,?Zale
Stories
Exchanges Get Closer Inspection From Wall Street Journal
CME strengthens clearing house ahead of swap rules From Financial News
New Australian alternative trading rules From Financial Times
U.S. stock futures off; Hewlett-Packard hit From MarketWatch
Wall Street?s Great Scapegoat Hunt From Bloomberg