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French Election Takeaways

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What’s in Today’s Report:

  • French Election Takeaways
  • ISM Manufacturing PMI – The Latest Goldilocks Report
  • Chart: S&P 500 Adjusted for Inflation

U.S. equity futures are tracking European markets lower this morning as ECB President Lagarde pushed back on the idea of another summer rate cut amid resilient labor market data and another stubbornly high inflation reading.

Economically, Eurozone Unemployment held steady at 6.4% vs. (E) 6.5% while the June Core HICP Flash (CPI equivalent) was also unchanged at 2.9% vs. (E) 2.8%.

Looking ahead to today’s session, there are two economic reports to watch: JOLTS (E: 7.9 million) and Motor Vehicle Sales (E: 15.9 million). Investors will be looking for a “cool” but not too-soft JOLTS headline to help reinforce expectations for a September Fed rate cut.

Beyond the economic data, market focus will be on Fed speak this morning as Powell is scheduled to speak at 9:30 a.m. ET. A dovish tone from the Fed chair would be well received and likely influence risk-on money flows while any hawkish surprises have the potential to spark volatility and profit taking in equities.

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Strong demand (lower yields) will reaffirm the dovish shift in Fed policy

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Strong demand will reaffirm the dovish shift in Fed policy: Sevens Report Editor, Tom Essaye, Quoted in Barron’s

Stocks Open Mixed. Tech Is Bouncing Back.

“Strong demand (lower yields) will reaffirm the dovish shift in Fed policy expectations this month while weak demand (rising yields) could rekindle higher-for-longer policy rate worries and spark risk-off money flows,” writes Sevens Report Research’s Tom Essaye.

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Is Q2 Sector Performance Warning About Growth?

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What’s in Today’s Report:

  • Is the Second Quarter Market Performance Warning About Economic Growth?
  • Trading Color – NVDA Declines Mask Broad Market Gains to Start the Week
  • Chart – Equal Weigh S&P 500 Unchanged From Early March

Futures are modestly higher this morning as mega-cap tech recovers some of yesterday’s losses in the pre-market with NVDA up over 3% amid an otherwise quiet night of news.

There were no notable economic reports or market moving catalysts overnight.

Today, investor focus will be on a combination of economic data, Fed speak, and a key Treasury auction

Economically, we will get Case-Shiller Home Price Index (E: 7.0%), the FHFA House Price Index (E: 6.7%), and Consumer Confidence (E: 100.0) releases this morning and there are two Fed speakers: Bowman (7:00 a.m. & 2:15 p.m. ET), Cook (12:00 p.m. ET).

In the afternoon, traders will await the results of a 2-Yr Treasury Note auction at 1:00 p.m. ET. Strong demand (lower yields) will reaffirm the dovish shift in Fed policy expectations this month while weak demand (rising yields) could rekindle higher-for-longer policy rate worries and spark risk-off money flows.

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Summer’s Finally Here – Investing in the Kids

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What’s in Today’s Report:

  • Summer’s Finally Here – Investing in the Kids
  • EIA Analysis and Oil Market Update

Futures are modestly lower as global economic data missed estimates and further pointed towards a slowing of growth.

The Euro Zone flash PMI dropped to 50.8 vs. (E) 52.4 and UK Flash PMI fell to 51.7 vs. (E) 53.3 and those soft readings are increasing global growth concerns and that’s weighing on futures.

Economic data will again be in focus today and, by far, the most important report is the June Flash Composite PMI (E: 51.6) and given the softness in economic data this week, the stronger this number, the better.

Other notable economic reports today include Existing Home Sales (E: 4.10 million) and Leading Indicators (E: -0.3%) but it’ll take big surprises for them to move markets.

Finally, today is a “Quadruple Witching” options expiration so there may be higher than normal volumes and greater than normal volatility into the close.

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The Fed outlook is essentially known at this point

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The Fed outlook is essentially known at this point: Sevens Report Editor, Tom Essaye, Quoted in Barron’s

Stock Market Is In a Holding Pattern as Fed Officials Speak

“The Fed outlook is essentially known at this point,” Sevens Report Research’s Tom Essaye tells Barron’s.

He says that whether a first rate cut comes in September or December, it won’t matter too much.

“Maybe it causes a percent or two of volatility, but I don’t think it’s a substantial issue anymore,” Essaye says. “We know we’re getting something in September or December. I think the bigger question is, what’s growth look like when we get it.”

That’s why markets may hope for upbeat economic data in the months ahead, as signs of a slowing for the economy could have a more substantial impact on stocks than a brief delay for rate cuts.

“In the grand scheme of things, 25 basis points in September versus December, that’s not going to stop a slowdown if it’s occurring,” he says. “If somebody came out and said, ‘We’re thinking about not cutting rates at all,’ that would move markets. But I don’t think there’s any chance of that happening.”

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The consumer sentiment reading will be the inflation data in that report

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The consumer sentiment reading will be the inflation data in that report: Sevens Report Editor, Tom Essaye, Quoted in Barron’s

Stocks Open Lower. S&P 500 and Nasdaq Pull Back From Record Highs.

“But, more important than the consumer sentiment reading will be the inflation data in that report,” writes Sevens Report Research’s Tom Essaye. “Markets will want to see stable consumer sentiment and better than expected inflation readings to rally.”

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Is Disinflation Still Good for Markets? (The Answer May Surprise You)

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What’s in Today’s Report:

  • Is Disinflation Still Good for Markets? (The Answer May Surprise You)
  • Weekly Market Preview:  Are Hard Landing Chances Rising?
  • Weekly Economic Cheat Sheet:  A holiday-shortened week, but still one with important growth updates.

Futures are slightly lower on mixed Chinese economic data and following a quiet summer weekend of news.

Chinese Fixed Asset Investment (4.0% vs. (E) 4.2%) and Industrial Production (5.6% vs. (E) 6.2%) both missed estimates while Retail Sales beat (3.7% vs. (E) 3.0%) leaving the outlook for Chinese growth still mixed (at best).

There were no notable political or geo-political updates over the weekend.

The focus of the data this week will be on economic growth and today we get the first look as June activity via the June Empire Manufacturing Index (E: -12.50).  Given recent worries about growth, the stronger this number, the better for the broader markets.

We also have three Fed speakers today, Williams (12:00 p.m. ET), Harker (1:0 p.m. ET) and Cook (11:00 p.m. ET) but again, given last week’s Fed meeting, they shouldn’t move markets.

Finally, markets are closed on Wednesday for observance of Juneteenth (this is a recently new Federal holiday so I just want to make sure everyone was aware of the closure).

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What the Good CPI and Mixed Fed Message Means for Markets

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What’s in Today’s Report:

  • What Yesterday’s Good CPI and Mixed Fed Messaging Means for Markets

Futures are little changed despite more positive tech earnings as markets digest Wednesday’s CPI driven rally.

Broadcom (AVGO) became the latest AI-linked tech company (after AAPL and ORCL) to post strong earnings as the stock is up 14% pre-market.

Economically, it was a mostly quiet night as EU Industrial Production slightly missed estimates (-0.1% vs. (E) 0.1%) but that isn’t moving markets.

Today focus will remain on economic data and the two notable reports are Jobless Claims (222k) and PPI (E: 0.1% m/m, 2.5% y/y).  Of the two, PPI is more important and if it is lower than expected that’ll strengthen the belief in disinflation and increase September rate cut expectations, and stocks should extend yesterday’s rally.

Additionally, we do get one Fed speaker today, Williams at 12:00 p.m. ET, and he is part of leadership so his commentary on rate cuts could move markets.

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What’s in Today’s Report: When Does Bad Economic Data Become Bad for Stocks?

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Jobs Day Technical Preview & Wildcards to Watch: Start a free trial of The Sevens Report.

What’s in Today’s Report:

  • When Does Bad Economic Data Become Bad for Stocks?
  • Weekly Market Preview:  An Important Week:  Fed Decision (Including the Dots), CPI and AI Updates.
  • Weekly Economic Cheat Sheet:  Do We See Real Movement in Rate Cut Expectations?

Futures are modestly lower as global bond yields rise following surprise political news over the weekend.

Far right political parties outperformed expectations in EU elections while French President Macron called for surprise snap elections.  The results are pushing French and German bond yields higher, which are pulling Treasury yields up in sympathy and weighing slightly on futures.

Outside of the political results, it was a mostly quiet weekend of news as investors look ahead to an important week of AI catalysts, the FOMC decision and the latest CPI report.

This is a busy and important week for markets as it will either confirm current (positive) expectations on Fed rate cuts and inflation or challenge them and increase volatility.  That said, the week starts quietly as there are no notable economic reports today and the key event is likely to be AAPL’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote announcement, which is focused on AI.  If it’s underwhelming, tech could lag and slightly weigh on markets.

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Jobs Day Technical Preview & Wildcards to Watch

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What’s in Today’s Report:

  • Jobs Report Technical Preview – S&P 500, 10Y, Gold, VIX (Shareable PDF)
  • Two “Wildcard Scenarios” to Watch for Today
  • Initial Jobless Claims Show Signs of Bottoming: Chart

Futures are flat while international markets were mostly lower overnight as traders await the widely anticipated May jobs report to gauge the outlook for Fed policy.

Economically, Eurozone GDP met estimates in Q1 at 0.4% y/y, however wage growth accelerated to 5.1% y/y in Q1 vs. 4.9% in Q4 after the ECB lowered inflation forecasts yesterday. The “warming” wage inflation data raises concerns the ECB moved to cut rates too early.

Today, focus will be on the May BLS Employment Situation release at 8:30 a.m. ET with an estimated +188K Job Adds, 3.9% Unemployment Rate, and 3.9% Wage Growth. The market needs to see an inline number preferably with a modest downside surprise on wages in order for dovish money flows and soft-landing hopes to continue to drive stocks to new records.

There is also one Fed speaker mid-day today: Cook (12:00 p.m. ET) and Consumer Credit (E: $10.4B) will be released late in the day but neither should more markets with markets digesting the jobs report.

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