by admin | Apr 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Weekly market focus Friday’s weak U.S. retail sales report underlines soft Q1 GDP growth Fed rate-hike expectations drop sharply 10-year T-note yield drops to 5-month low S&P 500 escapes the week with only a modest loss but confidence is waning...
by admin | Apr 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thu US 0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +11,000 to 245,000, previous -25,000 to 234,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -4,000 to 2.024 million, previous -24,000 to 2.028 million. 0830 ET Mar PPI final demand expected unch...
by admin | Apr 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Near-term focus is on Thu/Fri U.S. economic data and North Korea Markets are waiting to see if U.S. consumer spending will improve U.S. CPI expected to remain strong Unemployment claims remain favorable Near-term focus is on Thu/Fri U.S. economic data and North...
by admin | Apr 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Tue US 1000 ET Feb JOLTS job openings expected +24,000 to 5.650 million, Jan +87,000 to 5.626 million. 1200 ET USDA Apr WASDE crop production. 1300 ET Treasury auctions $20 billion 10-year T-notes. 1345 ET Minneapolis...
by admin | Apr 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
10-year T-note yield plumbs the bottom of its post-election range 10-year T-note auction to yield near 2.37% Job openings expected to remain strong 10-year T-note yield plumbs the bottom of its post-election range –The 10-year T-note yield last Friday posted a...