Today’s Markets?
In Asia, Japan?+1%?to 9401. Hong Kong?+1%?to 21923. China?-0.5%?to 1963. India?+1.8%?to 19171.?
In Europe, at midday, London?+0.8%. Paris?+1%. Frankfurt?+0.7%.?
Futures at 7:00:?Dow?+0.6%. S&P?+0.6%. Nasdaq?+0.7%. Crude?+1.3%to $87.60. Gold?+0.4%?to $1725.80.
Economic Calendar and Fed Speak
Chain Store Sales
6:00 Fed’s Fisher: ‘Monetary and Fiscal Challenges in the United States and the Euro Area’
8:30 Initial Jobless Claims,?GDP Q3 and?Corporate Profits
9:00 Fed’s Williams: Economic Outlook
9:45 Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
10:00 Pending Home Sales
10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory
11:00 Kansas City Fed Mfg Survey
1:00 PM Results of $29B, 7-Year Note Auction
4:30 PM Money Supply and?Fed Balance Sheet
Earnings
Avago Tech,?Barnes & Noble,?Christopher & Banks, Cracker Barrel, Kroger,?Mentor Graphics, OmniVision Tech, Pacific Sunware, Splunk, Tiffany,?Zumiez
Stories
Knight Deal Could Add To Jefferies? Windfall As Lead Rescuer From Wall Street Journal
Rival Suitors Vie for Knight Capital From Wall Street Journal
Gensler says final rule for rate swaps and CDS completes a building block From Automated Trader
LCH.Clearnet set for Asian expansion From Financial Times
CFTC Swap-Data Policies Amended Following CME Group Lawsuit From Bloomberg
CME may pay yearly dividend early to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’ tax hike From Reuters
Treasury Official Pegged as Potential SEC Chairman Is Out of Running From Wall Street Journal