Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Market Notes - January 13, 2010

Futures edged higher early Wednesday, pointing to a positive start.

The financial crisis will again be front and center in Washington, as big bank CEOs testify on the causes of the crisis, the controversy over bonuses, and the current state of the economy.

There is very little on the economic calendar today. At 2:00 pm ET, the Federal Reserve will release it beige book, the region by region assessment of economic conditions. At the same time, the Treasury is out with its December budget statement.