July 9, 2019 Headlines

Treasury prices are slightly lower this morning following an increase in supply of European sovereign debt. Overnight trading was fairly muted as there was little in the way of data or news coming out of Europe or Asia. US equity markets are pointing to a lower open this morning as the market waits on more clarity regarding US monetary policy. Fed Chairman Powell is scheduled to appear before the House Financial Services Committee tomorrow and investors are curious to see if he will elucidate the central bank’s plan for any further easing. Even after last week’s job report, the market is pricing in a 100% chance of a cut in July but a stronger than expected change in non-farm payrolls had put a damper on more aggressive easing.

Hafizan Hamzah
Director, Investment Management Group

Date Event Survey Actual Prior Revised
7/8/2019 Consumer Credit $17.000b $17.086b $17.497b $17.457b
7/9/2019 NFIB Small Business Optimism 103.1 103.3 105
7/9/2019 JOLTS Job Openings 7470 7449
7/10/2019 MBA Mortgage Applications -0.10%
7/10/2019 Wholesale Trade Sales MoM 0.30% -0.40%
7/10/2019 Wholesale Inventories MoM 0.40% 0.40%
7/10/2019 FOMC Meeting Minutes
7/11/2019 CPI MoM 0.00% 0.10%
7/11/2019 CPI Ex Food and Energy MoM 0.20% 0.10%
7/11/2019 CPI YoY 1.60% 1.80%
7/11/2019 CPI Ex Food and Energy YoY 2.00% 2.00%
7/11/2019 CPI Core Index SA 262.564 262.032
7/11/2019 Initial Jobless Claims 221k 221k
7/11/2019 CPI Index NSA 256.093 256.092
7/11/2019 Continuing Claims 1683k 1686k
7/11/2019 Real Avg Hourly Earning YoY 1.30%
7/11/2019 Real Avg Weekly Earnings YoY 1.00%
7/11/2019 Bloomberg Consumer Comfort 62.6
7/11/2019 Monthly Budget Statement -$7.7b -$207.8b
7/12/2019 PPI Final Demand MoM 0.00% 0.10%
7/12/2019 PPI Ex Food and Energy MoM 0.20% 0.20%
7/12/2019 PPI Ex Food, Energy, Trade MoM 0.20% 0.40%
7/12/2019 PPI Final Demand YoY 1.60% 1.80%
7/12/2019 PPI Ex Food and Energy YoY 2.10% 2.30%
7/12/2019 PPI Ex Food, Energy, Trade YoY 2.30%
7/12/2019 Bloomberg July United States Economic Survey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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