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Treasury yields are 2-6 basis points higher/steeper to start the month in sympathy with Japanese bond yields following hawkish guidance from the Bank of Japan.

Risk assets are opening December on a softer note as well, with S&P 500 futures down 0.65% nearly an hour before the open, and crypto assets are weaker again today, with Bitcoin down 6% and back below $86,000. Fed funds futures are now effectively pricing a 100% probability of a December rate cut, trending that direction ever since the September jobs report released on November 20 showed a slight uptick in the headline unemployment rate. ISM manufacturing data for November will be released later this morning, and looking ahead, Friday’s personal income and PCE report for October will be the final top tier data released prior to the December 10 FOMC meeting.

Jason Haley
Chief Investment Officer

DateEventSurveyActualPriorRevised
12/1/2025S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI51.9     —51.9     —
12/1/2025ISM Manufacturing49     —48.7     —
12/1/2025ISM Prices Paid57.5     —58     —
12/1/2025ISM New Orders     —     —49.4     —
12/1/2025ISM Employment     —     —46     —
12/01/2025-12/12/2025Housing Starts1330k     —1307k     —
12/01/2025-12/19/2025Retail Inventories MoM     —     —0.00%-0.10%
12/01/2025-12/19/2025Advance Goods Trade Balance     —     —-$85.5b-$84.3b
12/01/2025-12/24/2025Leading Index-0.30%     —     —     —
12/01/2025-12/31/2025Advance Goods Exports MoM SA     —     —-1.30%-0.20%
12/01/2025-12/31/2025Advance Goods Imports MoM SA     —     —-7.00%-6.60%
12/01/2025-12/12/2025Building Permits1349k     —1330k     —
12/01/2025-12/12/2025Housing Starts MoM1.80%     —     —     —
12/01/2025-12/12/2025Building Permits MoM1.40%     —     —     —
12/01/2025-12/10/2025Durable Goods Orders     —     —0.50%     —
12/01/2025-12/12/2025Construction Spending MoM0.00%     —0.20%     —
12/01/2025-12/10/2025Durables Ex Transportation     —     —0.60%     —
12/01/2025-12/19/2025Wholesale Inventories MoM     —     —0.00%     —
12/01/2025-12/10/2025Cap Goods Orders Nondef Ex Air     —     —0.90%     —
12/01/2025-12/20/2025PPI Final Demand MoM0.20%     —0.30%     —
12/01/2025-12/10/2025Factory Orders0.30%     —1.40%     —
12/01/2025-12/10/2025Cap Goods Ship Nondef Ex Air     —     —0.90%     —
12/01/2025-12/20/2025PPI Ex Food and Energy MoM0.20%     —0.10%     —
12/01/2025-12/19/2025New Home Sales716k     —     —     —
12/01/2025-12/10/2025Factory Orders Ex Trans     —     —0.10%     —
12/01/2025-12/20/2025PPI Ex Food, Energy, Trade MoM     —     —0.10%     —
12/01/2025-12/19/2025New Home Sales MoM-10.60%     —     —     —
12/01/2025-12/20/2025PPI Final Demand YoY     —     —2.70%     —
12/01/2025-12/20/2025PPI Ex Food and Energy YoY     —     —2.60%     —
12/01/2025-12/20/2025PPI Ex Food, Energy, Trade YoY     —     —2.90%     —
12/01/2025-12/31/2025Trade Balance-$63.2b     —-$59.6b     —
12/01/2025-12/31/2025Exports MoM     —     —0.10%     —
12/01/2025-12/31/2025Imports MoM     —     —-5.10%     —
12/2/2025Wards Total Vehicle Sales15.40m     —15.32m     —
12/3/2025MBA Mortgage Applications     —     —0.20%     —
12/3/2025ADP Employment Change10k     —42k     —
12/3/2025Import Price Index MoM0.00%     —0.30%     —
12/3/2025Import Price Index ex Petroleum MoM0.10%     —0.20%     —
12/3/2025Import Price Index YoY0.40%     —0.00%     —
12/3/2025Export Price Index MoM-0.10%     —0.30%     —
12/3/2025Export Price Index YoY     —     —3.40%     —
12/3/2025Capacity Utilization77.20%     —77.40%75.80%
12/3/2025Manufacturing (SIC) Production0.00%     —0.20%0.10%
12/3/2025Industrial Production MoM0.10%     —0.10%-0.10%
12/3/2025S&P Global US Services PMI55     —55     —
12/3/2025S&P Global US Composite PMI     —     —54.8     —
12/3/2025ISM Services Index52     —52.4     —
12/3/2025ISM Services Prices Paid     —     —70     —
12/3/2025ISM Services New Orders     —     —56.2     —
12/3/2025ISM Services Employment     —     —48.2     —
12/4/2025Challenger Job Cuts YoY     —     —175.30%     —
12/4/2025Challenger Job Cuts Total     —     —153074     —
12/4/2025Initial Jobless Claims220k     —216k     —
12/4/2025Initial Claims 4-Wk Moving Avg     —     —223.75k     —
12/4/2025Continuing Claims1959k     —1960k     —
12/5/2025Personal Income0.30%     —     —     —
12/5/2025Personal Spending0.30%     —     —     —
12/5/2025Real Personal Spending0.10%     —     —     —
12/5/2025PCE Price Index MoM0.30%     —     —     —
12/5/2025PCE Price Index YoY2.80%     —     —     —
12/5/2025Core PCE Price Index MoM0.20%     —     —     —
12/5/2025Core PCE Price Index YoY2.80%     —     —     —
12/5/2025U. of Mich. Sentiment52     —51     —
12/5/2025U. of Mich. Current Conditions52.4     —51.1     —
12/5/2025U. of Mich. Expectations     —     —51     —
12/5/2025U. of Mich. 1 Yr Inflation     —     —4.50%     —
12/5/2025U. of Mich. 5-10 Yr Inflation3.40%     —3.40%     —
12/5/2025Consumer Credit$10.000b     —$13.093b     —
12/05/2025-12/19/2025Business Inventories     —     —0.00%     —
12/8/2025NY Fed 1-Yr Inflation Expectations     —     —3.24%     —
12/08/2025-12/31/2025Personal Income     —     —     —     —
12/08/2025-12/26/2025Retail Sales Advance MoM     —     —0.20%     —
12/08/2025-12/31/2025Personal Spending     —     —     —     —
12/08/2025-12/19/2025Building Permits     —     —     —     —
12/08/2025-12/31/2025Real Personal Spending     —     —     —     —
12/08/2025-12/26/2025Retail Sales Ex Auto MoM     —     —0.30%     —
12/08/2025-12/31/2025PCE Price Index MoM     —     —     —     —
12/08/2025-12/26/2025Retail Sales Ex Auto and Gas     —     —0.10%     —
12/08/2025-12/19/2025Building Permits MoM     —     —     —     —
12/08/2025-12/31/2025PCE Price Index YoY     —     —     —     —
12/08/2025-12/26/2025Retail Sales Control Group     —     —-0.10%     —
12/08/2025-12/31/2025Core PCE Price Index MoM     —     —     —     —
12/08/2025-12/31/2025Core PCE Price Index YoY     —     —     —     —
12/08/2025-12/19/2025Export Price Index YoY     —     —     —     —
12/08/2025-12/19/2025Import Price Index MoM     —     —     —     —
12/08/2025-12/19/2025Import Price Index ex Petroleum MoM     —     —     —     —
12/08/2025-12/19/2025Import Price Index YoY     —     —     —     —
12/08/2025-12/19/2025Export Price Index MoM     —     —     —     —

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