ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
7:45 AM ET

Producer Price Index
8:30 AM ET

Retail Sales
8:30 AM ET

Empire State Mfg Survey
8:30 AM ET

Redbook
8:55 AM ET

Business Inventories
10:00 AM ET

4-Week Bill Auction
1:00 PM ET

Should be a day loaded with all sorts of potential surprises, culminating with Bernanke speaking at 10 a.m.   I would be mindful, early on, of the potential volatility in the market as it digests a wide range of economic data.  Of course, the question on everyone’s mind is a simple one, where are we in this recession?

In the early going, the consumer spending numbers have been pretty positive.