Markets
Thursday's reports start at 7:30 a.m. CDT with weekly export sales, U.S. jobless claims, U.S. durable goods orders and an updated U.S. Drought Monitor all due out at the same time. U.S. new home sales are released at 9 a.m. CDT, followed by natural gas inventory at 9:30 a.m. Weather remains critical with a wider coverage of freezing temperatures entering the latest forecasts.
Weather
Thursday will be rainy with some snow in the Southern Plains. Other crop areas will be dry. A cold temperature pattern will begin spreading over northern and central areas.