- US power system needs overhaul (WaPo)
- Obama builds lead on likeability (WaPo)
- Tea Party seeks to influence Republicans in the Senate (NYT)
- Australian retail sales up 1% M/M (ABS)
- EU PPI drop month to month (Eurostat)
- BoE rate decision (BOE)
- Fed statement (FRB)
- US light vehicle sales down 1.7% M/M (CR)
- Fed hints at fresh action on economy (FT)
- Hedge funds bet on higher corn prices (FT)