by admin | Dec 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Today’s Alabama Senator special election could affect the chances for the tax bill FOMC rate hike chances pegged at 100% U.S core PPI expected to remain at 5-3/4 year high 30-year T-bond auction to yield near 2.77% Today’s Alabama Senator special election...
by admin | Dec 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
US 1000 ET Oct JOLTS job openings expected +7,000 to 6.100 million, Sep +3,000 to 6.093 million. 1100 ET USDA weekly grain export inspections. 1130 ET Treasury auctions $24 billion 3-year T-notes. 1300 ET Treasury auctions $20 billion 10-year T-notes. JPN 0100 ET...
by admin | Dec 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Weekly market focus Congress aims for tax vote next week Treasury sells 3-year and 10-year T-notes today U.S. stock market gains support on firm payroll report Weekly market focus — The U.S. markets this week will focus on (1) the Tue/Wed FOMC meeting where the...
by admin | Dec 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
US 0830 ET Nov non-farm payrolls expected +198,000, Oct +261,000. Nov private payrolls expected +200,000, Oct +252,000. Nov manufacturing payrolls expected +15,000, Oct +24,000. Nov unemployment rate expected unch at 4.1%, Oct -0.1 to 4.1%. 0830 ET Nov avg hourly...
by admin | Dec 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Congress passes CR to defer government shutdown threat until Dec 22 U.S. unemployment report expected to support view of tight labor market with contained wage gains U.S. consumer sentiment expected to remain strong May faces Brexit deadline ahead of next week’s...
by admin | Dec 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
US 0730 ET Nov Challenger job cuts, Oct -3.0% y/y. 0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +2,000 to 240,000, previous -2,000 to 238,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -38,000 to 1.919 million, previous +42,000 to 1.957 million. 0830 ET USDA weekly...
by admin | Dec 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Congress needs to approve a new CR by Friday to avoid a government shutdown Sharp drop in WTI front-end crude oil futures prices sparks sell-off in oil stocks but supports T-note prices U.S. unemployment claims expected to remain favorable Congress needs to approve a...
by admin | Dec 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
US 0700 ET Weekly MBA mortgage applications, previous -3.1% with purchase sub-index +1.8% and refi sub-index -7.7%. 0815 ET Nov ADP employment change expected +190,000, Oct +235,000. 0830 ET Revised Q3 non-farm productivity expected +3.3%, previous +3.0%. Revised Q3...
by admin | Dec 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
No need to ring the alarm bell yet even as yield curve flattens to 10-year low U.S. government shutdown threat is for late December, not Friday ADP employment expected to show a solid increase Weekly EIA report No need to ring the alarm bell yet even as yield curve...
by admin | Dec 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
US 0830 ET Oct trade balance expected -$47.4 billion, Sep -$43.5 billion. 0945 ET Revised Nov Markit services PMI expected +0.6 to 55.3, prelim-Nov -0.6 to 54.7. 1000 ET Nov ISM non-manufacturing PMI expected -1.1 to 59.0, Oct +0.3 to 60.1. ITA 0345 ET Italy Nov...
