On the menu for this afternoon..

1230GMT- Weekly jobless claims, NY Empire State survey, CPI, C/A data

1315GMT- Industrial production ( expected +0.1%), Capacity Utilization (expected 77.5%)

1400 GMT- Philly Fed index (expected -15). IMF’s Lagarde speaks

1430GMT- Weekly EIA gas storage report (expected injection of 83-85bcf)

1615GMT- ECB’s Weidmann speaking in Poland

1630GMT ECB’s Stark speaking in Vienna

1840GMT- ECB Pres Trichet speaking in Poland