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FOMC: Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged in unanimous vote. They said no change in their balance sheet reinvesment (MBS and Treasuries), but changed language from “may” hit 2% to “will” hit 2%. Continue to see solid job gains and moderate growth
READ MOREThe Bank of England left its key interest rate unchanged at 0.25%. Policymakers last cut the rate at the August meeting
READ MOREThe number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits at the end of January fell by 14,000 to 246,000 vs. estimates of 250,000, an extremely low level that might foreshadow another solid employment report in the first month of the new year. Continuing Jobs 2.064 vs est of 2.065M. Preliminary 4th QTR Non-Farm Productivity 1.3%
READ MOREThe U.S. added 227,000 jobs in January, according to the Labor Department’s employment report. That was substantially more than the 175,000 new jobs that economists were expecting. The unemployment rate was 4.8%, a tick higher than last month’s 4.7% and a little higher than expectations. The labor force participation rate rose slightly 62.9%. The big
READ MOREPresident Trump plans to order a rollback Friday of regulations governing the financial services industry and Wall Street under the Dodd-Frank law and beyond, a White House source confirmed. Gary Cohn, White House Economic Council director, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published last night that the administration would also move against a
READ MOREJanuary ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI 56.5 vs. estimate of 57.0. December Factory Orders 1.3% vs. estimates of 1.0%. A slight miss in the ISM but a reading above 56 for 2/3 of our economy is very strong, a slight negative for pricing.
READ MOREThe number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in early February fell by 12,000 to 234,000, hitting the second lowest level of an economic recovery that began nearly eight years ago. The last time the U.S. Had such a low level of layoffs was in 1973.
READ MOREThe cost of imported goods surged in January for the third time in four months, mostly because of rising oil prices that are nudging U.S. inflation higher. Import prices rose 0.4% last month after a revised 0.5% gain in December, the government. Over the past 12 months import prices have advanced 3.7%.
READ MOREUniversity of Michigan’s Consumser Sentiment Index 95.7 vs. estimates of 98.5. This is weaker than expected, but generally not a big factor in pricing of interest rates.
READ MOREJanuary Producer Price Index (PPI) on a MOM basis 0.6% vs. estimates of 0.3%. PPI YOY 1.6% vs. estimates of 1.5%. Core PPI MOM 0.4% vs. estimates of 0.2%. Core PPI YOY 1.2% vs. estimates of 1.1%. The MOM readings are double the market expectations, which is generally negative for interest rate pricing.
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