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