High points for economic data scheduled for January 16 week
The January 16 week starts with a federal holiday on Monday to observe Marin Luther King, Jr. Day. There will be a full close for both the bond and stock markets. There will be little [...]
January 2023
Fed’s aggressive rate hikes having an effect in H2-22
As a footnote to the December CPI numbers, it is worth to look at former Fed Vice Chair Alan Blinder’s January 5 op-ed in the Wall Street Journal where he said that the year-over-year readings [...]
Boeing aircraft orders end 2022 on a high note
Boeing announced 250 new orders for commercial aircraft in December after no orders being booked in November. The hefty increase ends 2022 with a flourish with gross new orders of 935, somewhat better than the [...]
High points for economic data scheduled for January 9 week
The January 9 week has a light data schedule. There will be time to consider the implications of the December jobs report from Friday, January 6 on the direction of monetary policy when the FOMC [...]
High points for economic data scheduled for January 2 week
The new year starts off slowly in the January 2 week. Monday is a federal holiday with full market closures. Release of the economic data is minimal on Tuesday. Most of the reports are crowded [...]
December 2022
High points for economic data scheduled for December 26 week
The December 26 week is a sleepy one, or it should be. The economic data calendar saw a pre-holiday rush to get the major reports out in the prior week. This coming week is pretty [...]
September 2022
High points for economic data scheduled for September 19 week
The US calendar in the September 19 week is dominated by the September 20-21 FOMC meeting. In recent weeks Fed policymakers have been sending strong and consistent signals that taming inflation remains the priority for [...]
Manufacturing down but not out in New York and Philly Fed surveys
The September readings of the general business conditions indexes in the New York and Philadelphia Feds surveys of manufacturing moved in different directions. However, in the end, they appear to be telling much the same [...]
High points for economic data scheduled for September 12 week
In the September 12 week, analysts will keep a close watch on the economic data to shape expectations for the September 20-21 FOMC meeting. Fed policymakers will be in their communications blackout period (midnight, September [...]
High points for US economic data scheduled for week ahead
September 5 week was a full market close in observance of Labor Day making a sparse week for the economic calendar even sparser. This will allow plenty of time to mull over the August employment [...]