• Eurozone Industrial Output Down - According to the Eurostat statistics agency, industrial output across the 19 countries that make up the eurozone fell in June, likely illustrating the “export-sapping” impact of the rising euro.

• Consumer Prices Rise Less Than Expected - According to the U.S. Labor Department, U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected in July rising only 0.1%.

• All S&P Sectors Higher - Wall Street opened higher today, all 11 major S&P sectors, as investor sentiment was lifted by easing tensions in the Korean peninsula.

• Economic Reporting Outlook - The latest reading on inflation is due out this week. It has been “persistently weak” in recent months.

• Positive Jobs Report - According to a government report, the U.S. economy added 209,000 jobs in July while the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, the lowest since March 2001.

• Dow at Record High - On Monday, the Dow hit another record high, the Nasdaq opened “slightly” higher, and the S&P was even.

• Discovery To Acquire Scripps - Discovery Communications reached a deal to acquire Scripps Networks for about $11.9 billion.

• SNAP Shares Fall - Today as markets open, shares of Snap Inc. owner of the Snapchat messaging app fell as much as 5% to a new low, below its initial public offering price, as a "share lock up" ended.

• Fischer: Weal Economy = Low Rates - The Fed's vice chairman Stanley Fischer said in a speech that interest rates aren't just low because the Federal Reserve is keeping them there but rather because of a weak economy and other factors.

• Economic Outlook Looking Better - According to the Conference Board, leading economic indicators increased 0.6% in June, beating expectations which were for a 0.4% gain.

• This Week’s Economic Releases - This week’s economic reports will reveal whether growth accelerated in Q2 after a slow start to 2017.

• OPEC Caps Nigerian Oil Output - OPEC has agreed with several non-OPEC producers led by Russia to cut oil production by a combined 1.8 million barrels per day from January 2017 until the end of March 2018.

• NY Manufacturing Slows - Manufacturing in New York State grew in July but at a much slower pace than June and remains at a “mostly healthy level”.

• This Week’s Financial News - This week is an “unusually” light week of economic news but does include the kickoff of the second-quarter earnings season.

• Wall Street Opens Flat - Today U.S. stocks opened flat and held steady at record levels. Analysts estimate Q2 earnings for the S&P 500 companies rose 8.1% from Q2 2016.

• Job Market Better Than Expected - The U.S. job market created 222,000 new positions in June which was higher than expected and the unemployment rate held at 4.4%.

• More Sears and Kmart Closings - On Friday Sears Holdings announced that it will close eight Sears department stores and 35 Kmart locations, adding to the list of 236 stores Sears has closed in 2017

• Steel Demand Forecast Rises - European steel association, Eurofer, raised its 2017 EU steel demand forecast but said a U.S. plan to levy steel tariffs on national security grounds could be terrible for global trade flows.