“The fact that the repos are still ongoing is a bit troubling for me. It makes me think that the Fed somehow or other has misjudged the liquidity needs…” Tom Essaye, who publishes investment newsletter The Sevens Report, told Yahoo Finance’s The First Trade. Click here to read the full article.
“U.S./China trade talks are officially scheduled for October 10 and 11th and rhetoric from both sides remains positive ahead of the event. “At this point, a pretty comprehensive…” writes The Sevens Report’s Tom Essaye. Click here to read the full article.
U.S. supplies rose more than expected last week, though was “largely offset by the less-bearish to mildly bullish inventory statistics for the refined products…” said Tyler Richey, co-editor of Sevens Report Research. Click here to read the full report.
And maybe that’s because there’s still so much uncertainty out there regarding trade? Yes, the U.S. has exempted more than 400 goods from tariffs, and come as both the two sides get ready for October negotiations. “On U.S./China trade, the staffer meeting in preparation for the October meeting will continue, and absent any ‘real’ news today any chatter that’s positive on…” writes The Sevens Reports’ Tom Essaye. Click here to read the full article.
The consensus expects a 25 basis-point rate cut from the Fed today, but “the drama is centered on just how…” says Tom Essaye of The Sevens Report. Click here to read the full article.
“Going forward, the main driver of prices will be time, specifically how long the Saudi…” said Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report, said in a note on Tuesday. Click here to read the full article.
Tom Essaye of Sevens Report Research discusses the importance of rebuilding the Bahamas for multiple reasons. Click here to watch the full video.
“Going forward, the dollar will have a hard time declining unless the Fed gets aggressively dovish, simply because global growth remains lackluster and global central banks are easing policy…” said Tom Essaye, founder of the Sevens Report. Click here to read the full article.
What’s in Today’s Report:
S&P futures are climbing this morning, tracking gains in overseas markets as investors digest positive trade war headlines from Monday and better-than-feared earnings to kick off a very busy week of the Q2 reporting season.
There were no notable economic reports overnight and macro news was limited.
Looking into today’s session, focus will be on the micro as earnings season picks up however there are two economic data points on the housing market: FHFA House Price Index (E: 0.3%) and Existing Home Sales (E: 5.340M). Meanwhile there are no Fed officials scheduled to speak.
In the bond market, there is a 2-Year T-Note Auction today at 1:00 p.m. ET which could affect the yield curve. If we see the curve flatten further as it did last week, that could weigh on stocks again but contrarily, if we see the 10s-2s widen back out towards 30 basis points, that should support stocks broadly.
Earnings remain in the spotlight this week with notable reports coming from: KO ($0.62), LMT ($4.74), BIIB ($7.58), UTX ($2.04), JBLU ($0.57), and TRV ($2.32) ahead of the bell, while SNAP (-$0.10) and V ($1.33) will report after the close.
Tom Essaye quoted in Axios on May 30, 2019. “The 2019 rally has been driven by 1) A dovish pivot by the Fed (no more hikes), 2) An expected U.S.-China trade deal, 3) Stable U.S. and global economic growth and…” Click here to read the full article.
