he FOMC minutes from the December taper meeting are due out later this afternoon while the ADP Employment # comes out this morning ahead of Friday's Labor Report. SPA's -2 handles = 1828 last. ***ADP Employment @ 8:15am, FOMC minutes @ 2pm, Consumer Credit @ 3pm*** ***MON, STZ, SCHN reporting pre-open / BBBY

now +1.3% and trying to cling on. Miners getting hit hardest in Europe on good turnover with the SXPP Index thru its 200 day and currently -2.66%. Labor Report @ 8:30am will set the tone in the US. III futures holding - flat = 1384.70 last. ***April Labor Report (Payroll Estimates: NFP +160 / PP +165k)***