Quick Overview

• The Standard and Poor's/CaseShiller index of U.S. home prices fell 0.2% in December and 3.1% YoY
  
  

• The Conference Board's index of U.S consumer confidence fell from 56.5 to 46.0 -- weaker than expected.
  
  

• Germany business confidence fell from 95.8 to 95.2 in February.
  

• France’s inflation rate rose 1.2% YoY

• China may not buy the International Monetary Fund's remaining 191.3 metric tons of gold up for sale, the English-language China Daily newspaper reported Wednesday.