Tuesday Morning in New York: the 8:30 Inflation Number, a Bills Win to Wake Up To, and the Parade a Day Away
Monday night has handed Tuesday a full desk. Buffalo finished off Minnesota 23-6, the Powerball numbers are out with no winner, the week's warmest day is on deck — and at 8:30 a.m. the inflation report that decides the market's week lands in the middle of all of it.
First, the scores, because they are final now. The Bills beat the Vikings 23-6 in Minneapolis — Keleki Latu's touchdown just before halftime broke a 3-3 kicking duel open, James Cook ran for 107 yards and a score, and Buffalo is 7-1 with the AFC's best record. The Rangers' night ended harder: a 3-1 loss in Edmonton, one short-handed goal from Jaroslav Chmelar, five scoreless power plays, and a three-game win streak gone. Both full finals are in this station's sports file.
Then the numbers — both kinds. Monday's Powerball drew 13, 34, 41, 45 and 48 with Powerball 25 and a 2x Power Play; no ticket matched all six, so the $30 million jackpot rolls to Wednesday night. And at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases October inflation: economists expect headline prices up 0.3% and core up 0.2%, with no year-over-year rate published this month because of last year's shutdown data gap. Stock futures spent Monday night nearly flat after Monday's rally, waiting on exactly this print.
The day itself is the week's gift: Tuesday's high is 62.2, the warmest of the week, with the rain chance at 1%. Wednesday stays dry — 57.9 degrees, 0% rain — for the Veterans Day Parade: wreath-laying at 10:55 a.m. in Madison Square Park, step-off at 12:30 p.m. on Fifth Avenue, and Fifth Avenue closed to traffic along the route, so plan Midtown crosstown trips around midday. Thursday and Friday have turned wet in the late forecast — rain odds now 76% and 79% — which makes the next two days the week's outdoor window.
Last, the ride home: the 5 train ends early again Tuesday night, from 8:15 p.m. between Bowling Green and East 180th Street, the second of four straight early nights through Thursday, with the 4 and 6 carrying the Lexington Avenue corridor. Coffee, the 8:30 number, the warm day — Tuesday is ready when you are.
