Here comes Dallas Fed manufacturing ...

The Dallas Federal Reserve will release its monthly report on manufacturing in the region at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Economists forecast that the index which gauges activity in the sector was positive this month, at 1.5, up from -1.5 in October. If that happens, it would be the first time since December 2014 that the index reads above zero.

The downturn has mostly been due to the oil-price crash, which hurt the energy producers.

"Job losses from the oil sector are having a negative effect on tax revenues in Texas," said the October release. "This puts pressure on government spending at the state and local level. High-paying manufacturing jobs are being replaced with lower-paying minimum wage service sector jobs."

More to come ...

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