by admin | May 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Wed US 0700 ET Weekly MBA mortgage applications, previous +2.7% with purchase sub-index -1.0% and refi sub-index +7.2%. 0815 ET Apr ADP employment change expected +178,000, Mar +263,000. 0830 ET Treasury announces amount of 3-year...
by admin | May 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
No FOMC rate hike today but markets will be watching for balance sheet discussions ADP report expected to show that U.S. job growth remains firm U.S. ISM non-manufacturing index expected to recover part of March’s decline Weekly EIA report expected to show a...
by admin | May 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Tue US 1030 ET FOMC begins 2-day policy meeting. n/a Apr total vehicle sales expected 17.10 million, Mar 16.53 million. Apr domestic vehicle sales expected 13.40 million, Mar 12.97 million. ITA 0345 ET Italy Apr Markit/ADACI...
by admin | May 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
No rate hike this week but FOMC likely believes it remains on plan for two more rate hikes and balance sheet reduction U.S. April vehicle sales expected to partially recover after March plunge U.S. Q1 earnings are even better than expected Congressional spending deal...
by admin | May 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Mon US 0830 ET Mar personal spending expected +0.2%, Feb +0.1%. Mar personal income expected +0.3%, Feb +0.4%. 0830 ET Mar PCE deflator expected -0.2% m/m and +1.9% y/y, Feb +0.1% m/m and +2.1% y/y. Mar core PCE deflator...
by admin | May 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Weekly market focus Transitory Q1 GDP report has little impact on Fed expectations U.S. ISM manufacturing index expected to show a back-to-back decline but remain relatively strong U.S. PCE deflator expected to cool U.S. markets await FOMC, payrolls, and...
by admin | Apr 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Today’s News (ET release time) Mon US 0830 ET Mar Chicago Fed national activity index expected +0.16 to 0.50, Feb +0.36 to 0.34. 1030 ET Apr Dallas Fed manufacturing activity expected +0.1 to 17.0, Mar -7.6 to 16.9....
by admin | Apr 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Euro surges after Macron cruises into the final voting round U.S. weekly focus Washington focus includes Trump tax plan and possible U.S. government shut-down 10-year T-note yield recovers modestly from 5-month low U.S. stocks consolidate ahead of French...
by admin | Apr 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Fri US 0930 ET Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari (voter) participates in a Q&A at the Hamline University Community Economic Development Symposium in St. Paul, MN. 0945 ET Apr Markit manufacturing PMI expected +0.5 to 53.8, Mar -0.9 to...
by admin | Apr 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Polls suggest market-friendly outcome in Sunday’s French election but world has become upset-prone U.S. existing home sales expected to remain strong U.S. Markit PMIs expected to show increases Polls suggest market-friendly outcome in Sunday’s French...
