US manufacturing and Fedspeak highlights the economic calendar today

<p>The early optimism in global markets is god with the euro now down 42 pips and S&amp;P 500 futures lower by 7 points. That's been coupled with yields rising 4-8 bps across the curve in a sign that it wasn't just quarter end hurting bonds last week.</p><p>In any case, the economic calendar is busy this week starting today with the September ISM manufacturing index at 10 am ET. Just before that is the S&amp;P Global manufacturing measure at 9:45 am ET; that's the final measure after the prelim number was an improvement to 48.9 from 47.9.</p><p>The Fed calendar features:</p><ul><li>11 am ET Powell and Harker participate in a roundtable</li><li>11 am ET The BOE's Mann speaks</li><li>1:30 pm ET the Fed's Williams moderates a discussion</li><li>7:30 pm ET, the FEd's Mester speaks on the economic outlook</li></ul>

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.