Sevens Report – What’s in the Box?

What’s in Today’s Report:

• A Warning Sign from Box Shipments?
• Gold Breakdown

Futures are climbing higher this morning while international shares were little changed overnight as investors digested upbeat Chinese economic data against mixed earnings.

Chinese Industrial Production (8.5% vs. E: 6.0%), and Retail Sales (8.7% vs. E: 8.3%) both handily beat expectations in March helping Q1 GDP rise 6.4% vs. (E) 6.3%. But, stabilizing Chinese growth is largely priced in to the market at current levels which is why the reaction has been largely muted by international traders.

Looking to today’s calendar, there is one economic report to watch: International Trade (E: -$53.6B) and two Fed officials are scheduled to speak: Bullard (12:30 p.m. ET) and Harker (12:30 p.m. ET).

The main focus however will remain earnings. A few notables to watch include: MS ($1.17), PEP ($0.92) before the open and AA ($0.17) after the close.