US: Fed speak and factory orders in focus today – TDS

Analysts at TDS point out that Dudley, Brainard and Kaplan are scheduled to give speeches though the latter two will come after North American markets close.

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“Dudley is speaking at 7:30 ET in the US Virgin Islands but his comments will focus on local economic conditions and hurricane recovery efforts. Factory orders for January are the lone data release and the market looks for a 1.3% decline.”