Pre-Fed appetizers: Retail sales, import prices, homebuilder sentiment, et al

PRE-FED APPETIZERS: RETAIL SALES, IMPORT PRICES, HOMEBUILDER SENTIMENT, ET ALInvestors were given a truckload of economic data to sort through on Wednesday, as distraction for this afternoon's main event; the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision.None of the data did much to move the needle regard…