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* The Federal Open Market Committee is due to
start a two-day meeting on Tuesday and is expected to put out
its statement and projections on Wednesday afternoon.
* Most economists expect the Fed to take out a pledge to be
"patient" about raising interest rates from its statement giving
it flexibility on when to start hikes.
* The benchmark S&P 500 index on Monday saw its biggest
percentage gain since Feb. 3. Last week the Dow and S&P
registered their third week of losses.
* U.S. housing starts data for February is due to be released at
0830 a.m. ET (1230 GMT)
* Solid gains for Asian markets overnight gave way to
up-and-down trading in Europe on Tuesday . The euro EUR= notched
its first two-day run of gains in three weeks. The dollar <.DXY>
was down 0.16 percent against a basket of currencies.
* Brent crude fell below $54 a barrel in choppy trade as
concerns over a growing supply glut weighed on the market. U.S.
crude was at $43.41 a barrel, down 47 cents and slightly
above 6-year lows of $42.85 marked on Monday
* Shares in American Airlines were up 3.5 percent at $52 in
early trade after news that it would join the S&P 500.
Futures snapshot at 7:00:
* S&P 500 e-minis were down 6.75 points, or 0.33 percent, with
65,054 contracts changing hands.
* Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 8.75 points, or 0.2 percent, in
volume of 3,826 contracts.
* Dow e-minis were down 49 points, or 0.27 percent, with 2,510
contracts changing hands.
(Reporting By Sinead Carew Editing by W Simon)
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