After two straight holiday-shortened weeks with lower than normal trading volumes, we finally have a full work week with all the bond traders back and ready to go.This is a…
Nick AlvinoJanuary 6, 2014
Due to the holidays, this is a very light week.What is on the agenda for this week?DateTime (ET)Economic ReleaseMarket ExpectsPrior23-Dec8:30 AMPersonal Income0.50%-0.10%23-Dec8:30 AMPersonal Spending0.50%0.30%23-Dec8:30 AMPCE Prices - Core0.10%0.10%23-Dec9:55 AMMichigan Sentiment…
Nick AlvinoDecember 23, 2013
This could be a very pivotal week. First, let's address this morning's early data.We had a mixed bag of news. Productivity rose and Unit Labor Costs dropped. This is great…
Nick AlvinoDecember 16, 2013
This is a much lighter week for economic data, with the biggest reports (Retail Sales and Initial Jobless Claims) not hitting until Thursday.Treasury Auctions:12/10 - 3 Year Note12/11 - 10…
Nick AlvinoDecember 9, 2013
Today is first real trading day since Wednesday and bond traders are back in full force. The first thing they will do is take out any funds that they "parked"…
Nick AlvinoDecember 2, 2013
With this holiday-shortened week, the bond market will be closed on Thursday. It will reopen on Friday but then close early at 2:00EST.There are some big name economic reports this…
Nick AlvinoNovember 25, 2013
This is a very big week for economic data but the majority of the data is concentrated in just two days: Wednesday and Thursday. There are no major Treasury auctions…
Nick AlvinoNovember 18, 2013
Our holiday-shortened week does not have any economic release that will have the gravitas of last week's GDP and NFP releases. This is a much lighter week for economic data…
Nick AlvinoNovember 12, 2013
This is another very big week for economic data.We get a double dose of Factory Orders this morning with both the August and September releases. But the two biggest reports…
Nick AlvinoNovember 4, 2013