Citi Earnings: Not a bad start to the season, Brexit “Meaningful Vote” preview, U.S. futures are modestly higher this morning, tracking gains in Asian shares thanks to chatter of further stimulus measures by the Chinese government, there are three Fed speakers today: Kashkari (11:30 a.m. ET), Kaplan (1:00 p.m. ET), and George (1:00 p.m. ET) and more.
Earnings Season Preview: Two important factors, futures are slightly lower despite generally good news overnight, today is all about the CPI report (E: -0.1% m/m, 1.9% y/y). Both the headline and core need to stay around 2.0% yoy for this “dovish” Fed narrative to continue to grow, as a hot CPI report could undo some of the rally markets have enjoyed since last Friday and more.
Jobs Report Preview: For notable releases like tomorrow’s jobs report, the Sevens Report offers a “Goldilocks” outlook to give a few different scenarios: too hot, too cold, and just right. This gives our subscribers clear talking points to explain the importance of the report to clients and prospects clearly and without a lot of jargon. As always,[…]
As has been the case since the election, the political noise in the market is deafening. But cutting through that noise, the reality is this: The gap between market expectations from Washington and the current reality has grown significantly in the month since Trump’s inauguration, and it is not an understatement to say that political[…]
Make sense of the rumors FAST. Below is an excerpt from today’s Sevens Report: www.7sReport.com. Easily the biggest story that circulated trading desks Thursday morning was an article that a $4 billion options fund was blowing up. In doing so, the implication was that is what has caused the relentless really we’ve seen in stocks[…]