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
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
A huge amount of economic data will hit this week due to several reports hitting that were postponed as a result of the government shutdown.We will have a good read…
Nick AlvinoOctober 28, 2013
This WeekThis is a very important week for economic data, with big-time reports such as ISM Manufacturing and Servicing, ADP Private Payrolls and the Non-Farm Payroll report.However, this week is…
Nick AlvinoSeptember 30, 2013
It's a new week and welcome to better pricing!Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers was widely believed to be the next Federal Reserve Chair nominee. But after the markets closed on…
Nick AlvinoSeptember 17, 2013
This WeekThis is a huge week for Jobs data with ADP Private Payrolls, Initial Jobless Claims and Friday's Non-Farm Payrolls. There are no major Treasury auctions this week. MBS are…
Nick AlvinoSeptember 3, 2013