Catalysts to Watch This Week
What’s in Today’s Report:
- Roadmap for the Catalysts This Week
- Economic Takeaways – Inflation Is Still High and the Consumer Is Still Healthy (For Now)
- FOMC in Focus This Week – Will The Fed Signal a Pause?
Stock futures are little changed but cross-asset money flows remain cautious with Treasuries and gold both trading higher as the latest developments in the global banking sector are digested.
Swiss regulators brokered a deal for UBS to take over Credit Suisse for $3.2B over the weekend, a steep discount from CS’s $8B market value on Friday but global bank shares are relatively stable to start the week today helping the broader market hold steady in early trade.
The Fed and several other major central banks coordinated efforts to boost liquidity in dollar swaps over the weekend in their latest attempt to ease strains in the global financial system, which so far, is being received fairly well.
There are no notable economic reports today and no Fed officials are schedule to speak which will leave focus on the price action in banks today. If financials can hold above last week’s lows, that will be a positive, but if the selling pressure continues, the broader market is likely to be dragged lower with the banks as the March Fed meeting comes into focus.
