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Cooler heads have seemingly prevailed – at least for now – following the escalation in trade war discussions between the U.S. and European Union last week.

President Trump announced an extension in the deadline for the two trade partners, settling on July 9th as the drop-dead date to reach an agreement. EU President Ursala von der Leyen said, “Europe is ready to advance talks swiftly and decisively…”, with senior officials holding another round of negotiations late on the Monday holiday.

The 50% tariff hike threatened by the Trump administration could affect upwards of $300bn worth of goods, with economists suggesting the net impact may result in lowering U.S. GDP by 0.5-0.6% and increasing inflation another 0.3%.

In light of the productive rhetoric, risk assets are performing well in the premarket session – both S&P and NASDAQ futures contracts are up over 1%. The economic data calendar is fairly packed for the shortened trading week, including the release of 1Q2025 U.S. GDP on Friday (5/30).

Michael Oravetz
Managing Director, Investment Management Group

DateEventSurveyActualPriorRevised
5/27/2025Durable Goods Orders-7.80%-6.30%9.20%7.60%
5/27/2025Durables Ex Transportation0.00%0.20%0.00%-0.20%
5/27/2025Cap Goods Orders Nondef Ex Air-0.20%-1.30%0.10%0.30%
5/27/2025Cap Goods Ship Nondef Ex Air-0.10%-0.10%0.20%0.50%
5/27/2025FHFA House Price Index MoM0.10%     —0.10%     —
5/27/2025House Price Purchase Index QoQ     —     —1.40%     —
5/27/2025S&P CoreLogic CS 20-City MoM SA0.30%     —0.40%     —
5/27/2025S&P CoreLogic CS 20-City YoY NSA4.50%     —4.50%     —
5/27/2025S&P CoreLogic CS US HPI YoY NSA     —     —3.87%     —
5/27/2025Conf. Board Consumer Confidence87.1     —86     —
5/27/2025Conf. Board Present Situation     —     —133.5     —
5/27/2025Conf. Board Expectations     —     —54.4     —
5/27/2025Dallas Fed Manf. Activity-23.1     —-35.8     —
5/28/2025MBA Mortgage Applications     —     —-5.10%     —
5/28/2025Richmond Fed Manufact. Index-9     —-13     —
5/28/2025Richmond Fed Business Conditions     —     —-30     —
5/28/2025Dallas Fed Services Activity     —     —-19.4     —
5/28/2025FOMC Meeting Minutes     —     —     —     —
5/29/2025GDP Annualized QoQ-0.30%     —-0.30%     —
5/29/2025Personal Consumption1.70%     —1.80%     —
5/29/2025GDP Price Index3.70%     —3.70%     —
5/29/2025Core PCE Price Index QoQ3.50%     —3.50%     —
5/29/2025Initial Jobless Claims230k     —227k     —
5/29/2025Initial Claims 4-Wk Moving Avg     —     —231.50k     —
5/29/2025Continuing Claims1889k     —1903k     —
5/29/2025Pending Home Sales MoM-1.00%     —6.10%     —
5/29/2025Pending Home Sales NSA YoY     —     —-0.10%     —
5/30/2025Personal Income0.30%     —0.50%     —
5/30/2025Personal Spending0.20%     —0.70%     —
5/30/2025Real Personal Spending0.00%     —0.70%     —
5/30/2025PCE Price Index MoM0.10%     —0.00%     —
5/30/2025PCE Price Index YoY2.20%     —2.30%     —
5/30/2025Core PCE Price Index MoM0.10%     —0.00%     —
5/30/2025Core PCE Price Index YoY2.50%     —2.60%     —
5/30/2025Advance Goods Trade Balance-$143.0b     —-$162.0b-$163.2b
5/30/2025Wholesale Inventories MoM0.40%     —0.40%     —
5/30/2025Retail Inventories MoM-0.10%     —-0.10%     —
5/30/2025MNI Chicago PMI45.1     —44.6     —
5/30/2025U. of Mich. Sentiment51     —50.8     —
5/30/2025U. of Mich. Current Conditions     —     —57.6     —
5/30/2025U. of Mich. Expectations     —     —46.5     —
5/30/2025U. of Mich. 1 Yr Inflation     —     —7.30%     —
5/30/2025U. of Mich. 5-10 Yr Inflation     —     —4.60%     —
Michael Oravetz

Michael Oravetz

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