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Any talk of new regulation tends to frighten investors and, today, the Obama administration is announcing new plans to empower the Federal Reserve and create new institutions for systemwide oversight. The S&P 500 has already fallen 3.6% this week, and futures show few signs of improving at the today’s open. The main data points today are the Consumer Price Index , which is set to advance 0.3% in May, and the Current Account report. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke speaks alongside...

The week ends with several data points on Friday, including two releases on output, the consumer price index, and the first monthly look at consumer sentiment. Before the open, futures are being weighed down as a result of weaker-than-expected GDP numbers from Europe; the Euro zone contracted 2.5% in Q1, half a percentage point worse than forecasts. At 8:30 am EST, the Consumer Price Index is expected to remain unchanged for April, following a -0.1% reading in March; core prices ― which exclude volatile...

The consumer price index for October , to be released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is unlikely to have much effect on the markets or on how the Federal Reserve will act, economists say, as the focus right now is clearly on growth...