Anything For You All: 10 things you need to know before the opening bell

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September 27, 2017

Here is what you need to know.

Trump's tax plan is coming. President Donald Trump's long-awaited tax plan will be unveiled Wednesday, and it is expected to drop the corporate tax rate into the 20% range from 35%.

Yellen says the Fed should keep hiking gradually. Speaking at the National Association for Business Economics on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said, "Without further modest increases in the federal funds rate over time, there is a risk that the labor market could eventually become overheated, potentially creating an inflationary problem down the road that might be difficult to overcome without triggering a recession."

The 10-year hits a 2-month high. The benchmark yield trades up 5 basis points at 2.29%, its highest since the end of July, following Tuesday's speech from Yellen.

Beijing home prices are falling fast. Home prices fell 5%, on average, in the second quarter as the Chinese government continued to curb speculative activity, Caixin reports, citing data from the research arm of 5I5J Group.

Saudi Arabia reverses its long-standing ban on women driving. Before Tuesday's ruling, Saudi Arabia was the only country where a woman could be jailed for driving.

Boeing scores a big victory against its Canadian rival. The US Department of Commerce issued a preliminary ruling that would slap a 219.63% tariff on every Bombardier C Series airliner imported into the US. A final ruling won't be made until early 2018.

Nike gives cautious US outlook. The sneaker giant earned $0.57 a share, easily beating the $0.48 that Wall Street was expecting, but said it expected North American sales to continue to slide after dipping 3% in the quarter.

Twitter is doubling the length of tweets for some users. The social-media company on Tuesday said it would begin testing a 280-character limit for some users.

Stock markets around the world are higher. Hong Kong's Hang Seng (+0.47%) led the advance in Asia, and Germany's DAX (+0.46%) paces the gains in Europe. The S&P 500 is set to open little changed near 2,500.

US economic data flows. Durable-goods orders will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, and pending home sales will be announced at 10 a.m. ET.