The Census Bureau will publish results of its retail sales survey on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., and the Federal Reserve, its industrial production report on Friday at 9:15 a.m.
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Leading indicators (in descending order of importance):
The interest rate spread between 10-year Treasuries and the federal funds rate, reported continually during market hours.
The M2 money supply, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
The S&P 500 index, reported continually during market hours.
Average weekly initial claims for unemployment from the jobless claims report at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
The index of consumer expectations from the University of Michigan consumer sentiment report, at 10 a.m. Friday.
Events arranged by day:
Tuesday: Import and export prices at 8:30 a.m. and the Treasury budget at 2 p.m.
Wednesday: Retail sales and producer prices at 8:30 a.m., business inventories at 10 a.m., petroleum inventories at 10:30 a.m. and the Federal Reserve Beige Book at 2 p.m.
Thursday: Consumer prices and jobless claims at 8:30 a.m. and the M2 money supply at 4:30 p.m.
Friday: The Empire State manufacturing survey of conditions in New York at 8:30 a.m., industrial production at 9:15 a.m. and consumer sentiment at 10 a.m., Treasury's international capital at 4 p.m.
I also keep an eye on the Baltic Dry Index, updated daily, and the 5-year implied inflation rate based on U.S. Treasury yields, which presently stands at 1.57%, down 0.02% from a week earlier.
Treasury Debt
Bills
- 4-week: Announcement Monday 11 a.m., auction Tuesday 11:30 a.m., settlement Thursday.
- 3-month: Auction Monday 11:30 a.m., announcement Thursday 11 a.m., settlement Thursday.
- 6-month: Auction Monday 11:30 a.m., announcement Thursday 11 a.m., settlement Thursday.
- 3-year: Auction Tuesday 1 p.m.; settlement Friday.
- 10-year: Auction Wednesday 1 p.m.; settlement Friday.
- 30-year: Auction Thursday 1 p.m.; settlement Friday.
- 5-year: Announcement Thursday 11 a.m.
Fed. Gov. Jerome Powell, a member of the Federal Open Market Committee, testifies before the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investments and Economic Policy on Thursday at 10 a.m. His subject: Examining Current Trends and Changes in Fixed-Income Markets.
Four FOMC alternates will make appearances: Dallas Fed Pres. Robert Kaplan on Monday, Philadelphia Fed Pres. Patrick Harker and Richmond Fed Pres. Jeffrey Lacker on Tuesday and Chicago Fed Pres. Charles Evans on Friday.
A pair of other Fed glitterati will take the podium: San Francisco Fed Pres. John Williams on Tuesday and Atlanta Fed. Pres. Dennis Lockhart on Thursday.
Analytical universe
This week I shall be analyzing new trading signals from among 470 large-cap stocks and exchange-traded funds.
Good trading!
-- Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, April 10, 2016
References
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