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Today - Tuesday, June 18
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9:15 AM Market preview: U.S. stock futures and European shares are flat-to-higher after U.S. CPI comes in slightly below expectations and as the FOMC meets on the first day of a two-day policy meeting. The S&P Mini is flat. "Today should be quiet, as people are only asking about tomorrow," says economic strategist Andrew Wilkinson. Sony is +4.25% after Dan Loeb ups the ante over a spin-off for the company's entertainment division. Ongoing: Paris Air Show Comment!
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8:36 AM More on Housing Starts: Total starts were up 6.8% from April, up 28.6% from a year ago. Single family starts in were about flat M/M. Total building permits of 974K fell 3.1% M/M, and gained 20.8% Y/Y. Single family permits rise 1.3% M/M. (full report) 4 Comments
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8:30 AM May Consumer Price Index: +0.1%;vs. +0.2% expected, -0.4% prior. Core CPI +0.2%; in-line with expectations, +0.1% prior. 4 Comments
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8:15 AM More on ICSC Retail Sales: The retail sector put in a mixed week with department stores, electronics store chains ([[RSH[[, BBY), and drug stores (CVS, WAG, RAD]]) strong for the period, but sales at dollar stores (DG, DLTR, FIVE, FDO) and wholesale clubs (COST, PSMT) notably weak. After last week's drop in sales cut into forward progress, the year-over-year gain in retail chain store sales stands 2.5% higher after threatening a 3% pace earlier in the year. Comment!
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7:46 AM The FOMC will be able to chew on inflation data for May when it meets today, with the reading due out this morning. Economists expect that CPI rose 0.2% on month after sliding 0.4% in April, driven up by slightly higher food and gasoline costs. "Inflation is low in the U.S. at the moment, giving the Fed more room to wait for improvement in employment before it starts tapering," say analysts at Danske Daily. Comment!
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7:12 AM Putting to rest any doubt about whether Bernanke will seek a third term as FOMC chief, the President tells Charlie Rose the chairman has already stayed "a lot longer than he wanted or he was supposed to." Comment!
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5:06 AM British Prime Minister David Cameron will lead talks on the exceptionally thorny topic of international tax reform at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland today. The discussion will focus on the key areas of transparency, tax havens and multinational tax avoidance. "We have made more progress in the last 24 hours than people have had in the past 24 years," U.K. Finance Minister George Osborne said. Comment!
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