Stock futures push higher ahead of Fed minutes

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

U.S. stock index futures push higher Wednesday as investors await the minutes of the last meeting of Federal Reserve policy makers for clues to any willingness to provide additional monetary stimulus. See full story.

Stocks to watch Wednesday: HHGregg, Voxx

MarketWatch�s rundown of corporate headlines of interest to investors early Wednesday. See full story.

Europe stocks wobble; Spain up after Rajoy talk

European stocks struggle for direction Wednesday, as retailers drop after an earning report from Burberry, while Spanish stocks move higher after a new raft of austerity measures. See full story.

U.S. dollar slips ahead of Fed minutes

The dollar pulls back after recent gains amid hopes that minutes of the U.S. central bank�s last monetary policy meeting may provide clues about the potential for more easing measures. See full story.

Spain�s Rajoy unveils �65 billion in new austerity

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday announces 65 billion euros of new austerity measures in an effort to meet new budget-deficit targets agreed with euro-zone partners. See full story.

MARKETWATCH COMMENTARY

Writing on the Wall drove across America to relocate on the West Coast. Ten days on the road the column found an America in debt, under- or unemployed, signs of stimulus, lingering housing woes, unemployment and new technology. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

It�s a situation that seems to defy supply-and-demand logic: If there�s more demand in the housing market, wouldn�t the cost of borrowing funds to buy a home be significantly on the rise? See full story.