This is a huge week for economic data with some big-time reports that have the gravitas to really cause some swings in pricing. But the biggest event of the week…
Nick AlvinoJanuary 27, 2014
This week Lots of data on inflation: There are several reports (Import Prices, CPI and PPI) which will give a good picture of the inflation picture. The market is expecting very…
Nick AlvinoJanuary 13, 2014
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
We have another holiday-shortened week. The bond market will close at 2:00EST on Tuesday and will not reopen until Thursday.Tuesday's Chicago PMI report will be very key as it will give…
Nick AlvinoDecember 30, 2013
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