At 7:30 a.m. CDT Friday, the U.S. Commerce Department will release August reports of U.S. personal incomes, consumer spending and the PCE inflation index. The University of Michigan's final consumer sentiment index for September is due out at 9 a.m. Hurricane Helene is creating problems in the southeastern U.S. and grain traders are staying close to weather forecasts for several crop areas around the world.
Weather
Helene has degraded into a tropical storm overnight as it has pushed north through Georgia, but it is still producing strong winds and areas of heavy rain that will intensify across the Mid-South throughout the day Friday. Breezy winds will also develop over the Midwest.