by admin | Apr 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
US 1100 ET USDA weekly grain export inspections. 1600 ET USDA weekly Crop Progress. JPN 0030 ET Japan Mar bankruptcies, Feb -10.31% y/y. 0100 ET Japan May consumer confidence index expected +0.2 to 44.5, Feb -0.4 to 44.3. GER 0200 ET German Feb trade balance expected...
by admin | Apr 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Weekly global market focus Tariff threats will continue to dominate the markets Stock and bond markets see volatility on Trump tariff news and weak payroll report Weekly global market focus — The U.S. markets this week will focus on (1)...
by admin | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
APRIL OPTIONS: #Live Cattle; #Currencies; #Dollar Index. MAY #Cocoa OPTIONS. May Cocoa options will cease trading at 12:30 p.m. (CDST) April Dollar options will cease trading at 2:00 p.m. (CDST). The remaining options listed here will cease trading at the regular...
by admin | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
US 0830 ET Mar non-farm payrolls expected +185,000, Feb +313,000. Mar private payrolls expected +190,000, Feb +287,000. Mar manufacturing payrolls expected +23,000, Feb +31,000. Mar unemployment rate expected -0.1 to 4.0%, Feb unch at 4.1%. 0830 ET Mar avg hourly...
by admin | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Powell’s speech today will be watched for any comments on trade turmoil U.S. unemployment report expected to show further tightening in the U.S. labor market Powell’s speech today will be watched for any comments on trade turmoil — The markets will...
by admin | Apr 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
US 0730 ET Mar Challenger job cuts, Feb -4.3% y/y. 0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +10,000 to 225,000, previous -12,000 to 215,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -28,000 to 1.843 million, previous +35,000 to 1.871 million. 0830 ET Feb trade...
by admin | Apr 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Big guns come out in the US-Chinese trade battle German bund yields fall faster than T-note yields but EURUSD remains strong U.S. unemployment claims expected to remain favorable U.S. trade deficit expected to post a new 9-1/4 year high Big guns come out in the...
by admin | Apr 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
US 0700 ET Weekly MBA mortgage applications, previous +4.8% with purchase sub-index +3.1% and refi sub index +7.3%. 0815 ET Mar ADP employment change expected +210,000, Feb +235,000. 0945 ET St. Louis Fed President James Bullard (non-voter) speaks on the economy and...
by admin | Apr 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Chinese retaliation for Trump IP-related tariffs with soybeans, airplanes, cars, and chemicals U.S. ADP employment report expected to show solid hiring U.S. ISM non-manufacturing index expected to dip from Jan’s 12-1/2 year high U.S. Feb factory orders expected...
by admin | Apr 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last Trading Day for these MARCH FUTURES: Butter; Milk. Last Trading Day for these MARCH OPTIONS: Butter; Milk. All of these contracts will cease trading at 12:10 p.m. (CDST).