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How to Explain the Israel-Hamas Conflict to Clients

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What’s in Today’s Report:

  • How to Explain the Israel-Hamas Conflict to Clients (How It Matters to Markets)
  • Empire State Manufacturing Index Takeaways (More Goldilocks Data)

Stock futures are modestly lower this morning as Treasury yields are rising back towards cycle highs. This is on news that President Biden will travel to Israel tomorrow to try and ease tensions in the region.

Economic data was largely shrugged off overnight. There were more signs of disinflation as wage pressures eased in the latest U.K. Labour Report. While New Zealand’s latest CPI report undershot estimates at 5.6% vs. (E) 5.9% year-over-year.

Today is lining up to be a busy session news-wise as we get several economic reports in the U.S. including: Retail Sales (E: 0.3%), Industrial Production (E: 0.0%), Business Inventories (E: 0.3%), and the Housing Market Index (E: 45). Investors will want to see more Goldilocks data supporting both peak-Fed-hawkishness and prospects for a soft economic landing in order for stocks to continue to rally.

There are also multiple Fed speakers to watch: Williams, Bowman, Barkin, and Kashkari. Markets will be looking for more commentary that suggests the FOMC is done with rate hikes for the cycle.

Finally, earnings season continues to ramp up with: BAC ($0.80), GS ($5.32), JNJ ($2.52), and LMT ($6.66) reporting results before the bell. While UAL ($3.40) and JBHT ($1.87) will report after the close. A drop-off in earnings is not priced into markets at these levels so investors will be looking for positive quarterly results and upbeat guidance.

How to Explain the Israel-Hamas Conflict to Clients

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Why Markets Are Resilient Despite Geopolitical Risks

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What’s in Today’s Report:

  • Why Markets Are Resilient Despite Geopolitical Risks
  • Weekly Market Preview:  Will Powell Signal Rate Hikes Are Over?
  • Weekly Economic Cheat Sheet:  Can Economic Growth Stay Strong?

Futures are slightly higher as the weekend brought no major changes to the current macroeconomic set up.

Geo-politically, an invasion of Gaza by Israel remains imminent but so far the conflict hasn’t expanded regionally and oil is little changed as a result.

Economically, inflation in India declined –0.25% vs. (E) 0.50%, reinforcing that inflation is declining globally.

Today focus will be on the October Empire Manufacturing Survey (E: -5.0) and markets will want to see “Goldilocks” data that largely meets expectations combined with declines in the price indices.  We also get one Fed speaker today, Harker (10:30 a.m. ET & 4:30 p.m. ET), and one notable earnings report, SCHW ($0.75), but barring any major surprises they shouldn’t move markets.

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Market Multiple Levels Chart (October Edition)

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What’s in Today’s Report:

  • Market Multiple Levels Chart (October Edition)

Futures are modestly lower following mixed economic data and as the Israel and Hamas war appeared set to escalate.

Economically, E.U. Industrial Production beat while Chinese CPI was flat y/y, increasing deflation concerns.

Israel warned more than one million residents to evacuate southern Gaza in the next 24 hours as it readies for a potential invasion and oil is rallying 3% as a result.

Earnings season starts today and there are several large banks that are reporting results.  In addition to the earnings, markets will want to hear positive commentary on consumer spending on the earnings calls.  Important reports today include:  JPM ($3.89), UNH ($ 6.33), BLK ($8.52), C ($1.26), WFC ($1.25).

Economically, the only notable report today is Consumer Sentiment (E: 67.5) and it would take a spike in inflation expectations for that to move markets.

Market Multiple Table - October Edition

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Market Multiple Table – October Edition

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What’s in Today’s Report:

  • Market Multiple Table – October Edition
  • Why Didn’t a Hot PPI Report Weigh on Markets?

Futures are modestly higher on more reports of global disinflation combined with additional Chinese stimulus.

Japanese PPI rose less than expected (2.0% vs. (E) 2.5%). And, that added to the recent list of inflation data points that imply ongoing global disinflation.

China’s sovereign wealth fund bought shares in the nation’s largest banks, boosting Asian markets.

Today the focus will be on the CPI report and expectations are as follows: Headline CPI:  0.3% m/m, 3.6% y/y, Core CPI: 0.3% m/m, 4.1% y/y.  Bottom line, a CPI Report under expectations should pressure yields and fuel a continued rally in stocks while a hot CPI should lift yields and likely weigh on stocks.

Away from the CPI report we also get Jobless Claims (E: 209K) and have multiple Fed speakers: Bostic & Collins.

Market Multiple Table - October Edition

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CPI Preview: Good, Bad, and Ugly

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What’s in Today’s Report:

  • CPI Preview: Good, Bad, & Ugly
  • “Soft Components” of the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index Fall to GFC Lows
  • Chart – Equal-Weighted S&P 500 Index (RSP) Remains in Steep Downtrend, Underscoring Thin Market Breadth

U.S. equity futures are modestly higher this morning despite escalating tensions in the Middle East overnight as investors embrace a continued pullback in global bond yields after steady inflation data in the EU overnight.

Economically, German CPI was unchanged from August, coming in at 4.5% y/y in September, meeting estimates. The inline inflation print is helping bonds continue to stabilize and supporting modest risk-on money flows this morning.

Today, focus will be on economic data early with PPI (E: 0.3% m/m. 1.2% y/y) and Core PPI (E: 0.2% m/m, 2.1% y/y) due out ahead of the bell.

From there focus will turn to the Fed with multiple officials scheduled to speak: Waller, Bostic, Collins. Additionally, the latest FOMC meeting minutes will come at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Bottom line, if PPI is more or less inline with estimates and the FOMC minutes and Fed chatter over the course of the day continue to support the less-hawkish narrative of recent. Then this week’s rally can continue, however and reversal back higher in yields will pressure stocks and other risk assets.

CPI Preview: Good, Bad, & Ugly

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Crude Oil Prices May Impact Inflation

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Crude Oil Prices May Impact Inflation: Tom Essaye Quoted in Forbes

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Stocks Notch Best Days In Years Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict

Defense stocks surged while the broader market dipped Monday as Wall Street sifted through the market fallout of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, which escalated this weekend by the latter’s historic attack.

Sevens Report analyst Tom Essaye attributed this early slump to “rising geopolitical tensions,” pointing to how the related surge in crude oil prices may impact inflation and thus could keep monetary policy tighter.

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Crude Oil Prices May Impact Inflation

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Discussing the Latest Canada and US Jobs Data

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US Jobs Data: Tom Essaye Interviewed on BNN Bloomberg

Ultimately the path of inflation will hold the answer on rate hikes, over jobs data: Chief economist

Jimmy Jean, chief economist and strategist at Desjardins, Gennadiy Goldberg, head of U.S. rates strategy at TD Securities, and Tom Essaye, president of Sevens Report Research, join BNN Bloomberg to discuss the latest Canada and US jobs data, and whether the central banks might hike again.

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Discuss the Latest Canada and US Jobs Data

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Why Did Stocks Rally After the Jobs Report?

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What’s in Today’s Report:

  • Why Did Stocks Rally After the Jobs Report?
  • What to Make of This Market (Updated Near and Medium-Term Outlook)
  • Weekly Economic Cheat Sheet:  Inflation in Focus This Week (CPI Thursday is Very Important)
  • Weekly Market Preview:  Will Rising Oil Prices Become Another Headwind?

Futures are moderately lower on rising geo-political tensions following the Hamas attack on Israel over the weekend.

The human tragedy and geo-political implications aside, from a market standpoint the attack matters because rising geo-political tensions mean higher oil prices (up 3% currently) and the higher oil goes, the stronger the additional headwind on stocks and bonds.

Today there are no notable economic reports but there are several Fed speakers, including Logan, Barr, and Jefferson, although they shouldn’t move markets.  So, oil will likely be the driver of asset prices today and the higher oil goes, the stronger the headwind on stocks.

Why Did Stocks Rally After the Jobs Report?

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An Important Jobs Day

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What’s in Today’s Report:

  • An Important Jobs Day (Jobs Report Preview – Abbreviated Version)

Futures are modestly higher following better than expected economic data overnight and on positioning ahead of today’s important jobs report.

Japanese Household Spending (3.9% vs. (E) 0.6%) and German Manufacturers’ Orders (3.9% vs. (E) 2.1%) both beat estimates. This points to some resilience in the global economy.

Today focus will be on the jobs report and expectations are as follows:  Job Adds: 160K, UE Rate: 3.7%, Wage Growth: 0.3% m/m & 4.3% y/y.  For markets, a job adds figure modestly below expectations with an increase in unemployment and drop in wages should push Treasury yields lower and spur a strong rebound in stocks.

Conversely, if we see a job adds number close to or above 250k, a decline in unemployment or rise in wages, expect higher Treasury yields and lower stock prices.

Outside of the jobs report today we also get Consumer Credit (E: $11.5B) and one Fed speaker, Waller (12:00 p.m. ET), but they shouldn’t move markets.

An Important Jobs Day

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Jobs Report Preview

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What’s in Today’s Report:

  • Jobs Report Preview (How Bad Would a Too Hot Number Be for Markets?)
  • Why Oil Dropped

Futures are modestly lower on slightly stagflationary foreign economic data while investors digest Wednesday’s bounce and look ahead to tomorrow’s jobs report.

Economically, foreign data hinted at stagflation again as Taiwan and South Korean CPIs rose slightly more than expected while German exports missed estimates (-1.2% vs. (E) – 0.6%).

Today focus will remain on data and Fed speak.  The key economic report is Jobless Claims (E: 210K) and at this point, the higher the better for stocks.  We also have numerous Fed speakers today including Mester, Barkin, Daly, and Barr.  However, none of them are Fed “leadership” so unless they provide surprise comments they shouldn’t move markets.

Jobs Report Preview

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