Today’s Markets?
In Asia, Japan?+0.6%?to 9581. Hong Kong?+0.8%?to 22503. China?+0.4%to 2083. India?-0.2%?to 19355.?
In Europe, at midday, London?+0.2%. Paris?-0.1%. Frankfurt?+0.2%.?
Futures at 7:00:?Dow?+0.1%. S&P?+0.1%. Nasdaq?+0.15%. Crude?+0.6%to $86.30. Gold?+0.3%?to $1715.20.

Economic Calendar
7:00 MBA Mortgage Applications
8:30 Import/Export Prices
10:30 EIA Petroleum Inventories
11:30 Results of $21B, 10-Year Bond Auction
12:30 PM FOMC Announcement
2:00 PM FOMC Forecast
2:00 PM Treasury Budget
2:15 PM Bernanke Press Conference

Earnings

Costco, Joy Global,?Restoration Hardware

Stories

On the Way Out, Schapiro Steps In to ‘Volcker’ Rift From Wall Street Journal

Ex-MF Global Trader Pleads Guilty From Wall Street Journal

Police raid Deutsche HQ in tax probe From Financial Times

Wall Street?s Expanding Scope From New York Times

The mysterious man behind the bid for Knight Capital From CNNMoney

Investors Paying More for Volatility Protection Than Ever Before From Barron’s

The VIX ? Is It Telling Us Anything? At All? From Pragmatic Capitalism