“Geopolitics on the margin is a negative, but the oil price has not spiked dramatically. I expect Warsh will give a sort of data-driven speech rather than say too much about forward guidance. For us, it’s more about the inflation data.”

Stocks rose after a report showed U.S. inflation was not as bad last month as economists expected

(Bloomberg) -- US stocks steadied as traders refrained from making big bets ahead of a jam-packed day that will see the unofficial start of the earnings season, along with…