Good Friday

On Friday:
• At 9:45 AM ET, the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index for August will be released. The consensus is for a decrease to 53.0, down from 53.7 in July.

• At 9:55 AM ET, the final Reuter's/University of Michigan's Consumer sentiment index for August will be released. The consensus is for a reading of 73.5, down from the preliminary August reading of 73.6, and up from the July reading of 72.3.

• At 10:00 AM, the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders (Factory Orders) for July will be released. The consensus is for a 0.9% increase in orders.

• Also at 10:00 AM, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will speak at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economic Symposium, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, "Monetary Policy Since the Crisis"