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FOMC minutes coming up at 2:00pm....
Here's a little snippet of how the markets look right now.

13:21 Broad based weakness, amid heavier volume

The averages have pushed off of their midday lows but the overall bias remains firmly bearish. The slide in the wake of yesterday's recovery is disappointing, has come amid heavier volume (Nasdaq 813 mln, NYSE 763 mln) and has been broad based in nature.