This week is a big one for interest rate markets. The economic calendar is full of data on businesses and manufacturing with both ISM reports (manufacturing and services), construction spending,…
Nick AlvinoApril 29, 2013
This Week Unlike last week, markets have a number of key economic measurements: March housing starts and permits; the April NAHB housing market index; March industrial production and factory use;…
Nick AlvinoApril 15, 2013
This Week follows on the best weeks we have had recently in the interest rate markets. Monday should, however, see some pressure in bonds and mortgages after such a deep…
Nick AlvinoApril 8, 2013
This Week The interest rate markets begin with technically overbought conditions and subject to some retracements. It is employment week with March employment data out on Friday. Last week the…
Nick AlvinoApril 1, 2013
This Week In the late hours of Monday morning, Cyprus agreed to the outlines of an aid package, paving the way for 10 billion euros ($13B) of emergency loans to…
Nick AlvinoMarch 25, 2013
This Week Until this weekend, the most important event this week was the FOMC meeting on Wednesday. Over the weekend, though, the euro zone took center stage with debt issues…
Nick AlvinoMarch 18, 2013
After the strong increase in interest rates last week and the stock market running to new all-time highs on the DJIA (S&P still hasn’t made it), the week is likely…
Nick AlvinoMarch 11, 2013
This week is employment week with February employment data out on Friday. The early estimate is for an increase of 165K jobs and 178K private jobs, the unemployment rate unchanged…
Nick AlvinoMarch 4, 2013
This week: On Friday, as it appears now, the $85B in automatic spending cuts will go into effect. A lot of talk and slings and arrows between the two political…
Nick AlvinoFebruary 25, 2013