HERE COMES THE RICHMOND FED MANUFACTURING SURVEY...

At 10:00 a.m ET, the Richmond Fed will publish the results of its regional manufacturing survey.

Economists estimate the headline index jumped to 4 in March from -6 in February.

Everyone's still trying to figure out how much of the winter economic slowdown was caused by the unusually harsh winter.

The hope is that any weakness in December through February will mean additional strength in March and the remainder of Spring.