Monday:
• At 8:45 AM ET, LPS will release their Mortgage Monitor report for November.
• At 4:00 PM Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will speak at the University of Michigan’s Rackham Auditorium. Here is the topic: “Chairman Bernanke visits the University of Michigan for a conversation with Ford School Dean Susan M. Collins on monetary policy, recovery from the global financial crisis, and long-term challenges facing the U.S. economy“. The event will be streamed live, and Bernanke will take questions on Twitter: #fordschoolbernanke
Weekend:
• Schedule for Week of Jan 13th
• Summary for Week Ending Jan 11th
The Asian markets are mixed tonight; the Shanghai Composite index is up slightly.
From CNBC: Pre-Market Data and Bloomberg futures: the S&P futures are up 3 and DOW futures are up 25 (fair value).
Oil prices have moved sideways recently WTI futures at $94.03 per barrel and Brent at $110.83 per barrel. Gasoline prices are down slightly over the last couple of days.