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Economic Numbers

FOMC Meeting Begins
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index 6:00 AM ET
PPI-FD 8:30 AM ET
Redbook 8:55 AM ET
4-Week Bill Auction 11:30 AM ET

The market opened higher on Monday, but experienced a move down today. Investors are still hesitant to make any critical market decision hours before the 2-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting starts. According to the CME Group, the market predicts a 93% probability that the Fed will most likely go for an interest rate hike. Fed’s decision will be announced tomorrow at 2 PM EST.

The blizzard that hit New York City a few hours ago could very well affect today’s trading volume as flights all across the East Coast area have been cancelled. However, the schedule for the announcement of Fed’s decision is far from being postponed. For the record, a similar storm did not stop the central bank meeting in 2016.

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