10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell, March 13, 2012

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Advertisement Good morning. Here's what you need to know. Asian markets were up in overnight trading with the Bombay Stock Exchange up 1.28. Europe is rallying after German investor sentiment beat expectations and U.S. futures are moderately higher. The German ZEW survey of economic sentiment climbed to 22.3 in March, from 5.4 the previous month, reaching a 21-month high. Investor confidence jumped after the ECB's LTRO program flooded financial markets with cash and the sovereign debt crisis showed signs of slowing. Don't Miss: UBS answers - who are the fittest countries in Europe > The Bank of Japan left its monetary policy unchanged, overruling a proposal for more stimulus. It did however expand a loan scheme aimed at growth industries by between $24 billion - $66 billion. It kept its policy rate unchanged at a range of zero - 0.1 percent. Italy sold €12 billion of debt today meeting its target. The treasury sold €8.5 billion of 1-year BOT bills at average yield of 1.4 percent and €3.5 billion of three-month BOT bills at a rate of 0.492 percent. The auction yield fell to its lowest since August 2010. Retail sales for February will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, followed by January business inventories at 10 a.m. ET. Expectations are for a 1.2 percent month-over-month increase in retail sales and a 0.5 percent month-over-month rise in business inventories. Follow the release at Money Game > President Obama's approval rating fell to 41 percent according to the latest CBS News/New York Times survey conducted from March 7 - 11. Obama's approval rating is down from 50 percent the previous month. Now here are 12 big stories that will dominate in 2012 > Yahoo is suing Facebook over 10 patents pertaining to online advertising and social networking. French consumer prices climbed 2.5 percent year-over-year and 0.5 percent month-over-month based on EU methodology. The inflation rate fell for a second month. The FOMC announcement for the March 13 policy meeting will take place at 2:15 p.m. ET. The federal funds rate is expected to remain unchanged and focus will be on changes in the strength of the economy, inflation, and possible further easing from the Fed. Follow the release at Money Game > A UK house-price index climbed to a 19-month high in February. The reading was boosted by first-time homebuyers looking to take advantage of a two-year stamp duty exemption before it ends on March 24. Bonus: Taylor Swift was spotted at Melbourne's St. Kilda beach with her dancers and some friends. Swift is in Australia for her Speak Now tour. Please follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook. Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Money Game RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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