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Treasury yields are up around 1 basis point across the curve this morning after the sell-off to begin March.

The 10-year got as high as 4.10% yesterday but retraced to finish back around 4.06% as the market is still dealing with news on the Middle East. Seems far from the February month-end lows of 3.93%. S&P 500 futures point to a slightly positive open after the sell-off to finish Tuesday, after Treasury Secretary Bessent said a proposed 15% global tariff may take effect this week. On the econ data front, ADP research released data that private-sector payrolls increased 63,000 above the median estimate of 50k, avoiding another downside shock. The market will continue to keep a close eye on news from the Middle East and on tariffs.

Kirby Hart
Director, Investment Management Group

DateEventSurveyActualPriorRevised
3/4/2026MBA Mortgage Applications     —11.00%0.40%     —
3/4/2026ADP Employment Change50k63k22k11k
3/4/2026S&P Global US Services PMI52.3     —52.3     —
3/4/2026S&P Global US Composite PMI52.3     —52.3     —
3/4/2026ISM Services Index53.5     —53.8     —
3/4/2026ISM Services Prices Paid68.3     —66.6     —
3/4/2026ISM Services New Orders53.5     —53.1     —
3/4/2026ISM Services Employment50.6     —50.3     —
3/4/2026Fed Releases Beige Book    
3/5/2026Challenger Job Cuts YoY     —     —117.80%     —
3/5/2026Challenger Job Cuts Total     —     —108435     —
3/5/2026Import Price Index MoM0.30%     —0.10%     —
3/5/2026Import Price Index ex Petroleum MoM0.50%     —0.40%     —
3/5/2026Import Price Index YoY0.20%     —0.00%     —
3/5/2026Export Price Index MoM0.20%     —0.30%     —
3/5/2026Export Price Index YoY     —     —3.10%     —
3/5/2026Nonfarm Productivity1.80%     —4.90%     —
3/5/2026Unit Labor Costs2.00%     —-1.90%     —
3/5/2026Initial Jobless Claims215k     —212k     —
3/5/2026Initial Claims 4-Wk Moving Avg     —     —220.25k     —
3/5/2026Continuing Claims1848k     —1833k     —
3/6/2026Retail Sales Advance MoM-0.30%     —0.00%     —
3/6/2026Retail Sales Ex Auto MoM0.00%     —0.00%     —
3/6/2026Retail Sales Ex Auto and Gas0.20%     —0.00%     —
3/6/2026Retail Sales Control Group0.30%     —-0.10%     —
3/6/2026Change in Nonfarm Payrolls58k     —130k     —
3/6/2026Two-Month Payroll Net Revision     —     —-17k     —
3/6/2026Change in Private Payrolls65k     —172k     —
3/6/2026Change in Manufact. Payrolls-2k     —5k     —
3/6/2026Nonfarm Payrolls 3-Mo Avg Chg     —     —73k     —
3/6/2026Average Hourly Earnings MoM0.30%     —0.40%     —
3/6/2026Average Hourly Earnings YoY3.70%     —3.70%     —
3/6/2026Average Weekly Hours All Employees34.3     —34.3     —
3/6/2026Unemployment Rate4.30%     —4.30%     —
3/6/2026Labor Force Participation Rate62.50%     —62.50%     —
3/6/2026Underemployment Rate     —     —8.00%     —
3/6/2026Business Inventories0.10%     —0.10%     —
3/6/2026Consumer Credit$12.650b     —$24.045b     —
3/9/2026NY Fed 1-Yr Inflation Expectations     —     —3.09%     —
3/10/2026NFIB Small Business Optimism     —     —99.3     —
3/10/2026Existing Home Sales3.85m     —3.91m     —
3/10/2026Existing Home Sales MoM-1.50%     —-8.40%     —
3/11/2026MBA Mortgage Applications     —     —11.00%     —
3/11/2026CPI MoM0.20%     —0.20%     —
3/11/2026Core CPI MoM0.20%     —0.30%     —
3/11/2026CPI YoY2.40%     —2.40%     —
3/11/2026Core CPI YoY2.40%     —2.50%     —
3/11/2026CPI Index NSA     —     —325.252     —
3/11/2026Core CPI Index SA     —     —332.793     —
3/11/2026Real Avg Hourly Earning YoY     —     —1.20%     —
3/11/2026Real Avg Weekly Earnings YoY     —     —1.90%     —
3/11/2026Federal Budget Balance     —     —-$94.6b     —

Kirby Hart

Director, Investment Management Group

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