by admin | Dec 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Tech stocks show continued weakness Betting odds rise to 95% for tax bill by Q1 Congress moves toward passing a short-term CR to keep the government open past Friday U.S. ISM non-manufacturing index expected to remain strong U.S. trade deficit expected to widen...
by admin | Dec 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
US 1000 ET Oct factory orders expected -0.4%, Sep +1.4% and +0.7% ex transportation. 1100 ET USDA weekly grain export inspections. JPN 0000 ET Japan Nov consumer confidence index expected +0.4 to 44.9, Oct +0.6 to 44.5. 1930 ET Japan Nov Nikkei services PMI, Oct +2.4...
by admin | Dec 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Global market focus U.S. markets key on whether the Senate-House will be able to agree on a compromise tax bill Congress must approve a new CR by Friday to prevent a government shutdown U.S. markets shaken up by Flynn news Global market...
by admin | Dec 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
US 0905 ET St. Louis Fed President James Bullard (non-voter) speaks about the U.S> economic outlook and monetary policy at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, AR. 0930 ET Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan (voter) speaks in a moderated Q&A at a...
by admin | Dec 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
ISM manufacturing index expected to remain strong Senate tax bill spills into Friday Oil production cut agreement is extended through end-2018 Republicans devise new plan for avoiding a government shutdown next Friday ISM manufacturing index expected to remain strong...
by admin | Nov 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
US 0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +1,000 to 240,000, previous -13,000 to 239,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -14,000 to 1.890 million, previous +36,000 to 1.904 million. 0830 ET Oct personal spending expected +0.3%, Sep +1.0%. Oct personal...
by admin | Nov 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Global bond yields rise on a confluence of bearish factors Senate tax bill is making progress as a vote is expected either Thursday or Friday Markets await production-cut decision at today’s OPEC/non-OPEC meeting Core PCE deflator expected to tick higher...
by admin | Nov 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
US 0830 ET Oct wholesale inventories expected +0.4%, Sep +0.3%. Oct retail inventories, Sep -1.0%. 0900 ET Sep FHFA house price index expected +0.5% m/m, Aug +0.7% m/m. Q3 house price purchase index, Q2 +1.6% q/q. 0900 ET Sep S&P CoreLogic composite-20 home price...
by admin | Nov 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
U.S. home prices expected to remain strong U.S. consumer confidence expected to fall back from Oct’s 16-3/4 year high but remain strong Powell Fed era begins Odds for tax bill passage by March 2018 jump to 70% 7-year T-note auction to yield near 2.22% U.S. home...
by admin | Nov 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
US 0830 ET Oct Chicago Fed national activity index expected +0.03 to 0.20, Sep +0.54 to +0.17. 1000 ET Oct existing home sales expected +0.2% to 5.40 million, Sep +0.7% to 5.39 million. 1300 ET Treasury auctions $13 billion of 2-year floating-rate notes. 1800 ET Fed...
