Three Pillars of the Rally Updated
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What’s in Today’s Report:
- Three Pillars of the Rally Updated (An Important Change to Watch)
- Weekly Economic Cheat Sheet – Friday’s Flash Composite PMI in Focus
Futures are steady after a mostly quiet weekend of financial news and thinning volumes coming into the holiday-shortened Thanksgiving trading week.
Geopolitically, Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized a cargo ship in the Red Sea. This is rekindling a fear bid in global energy markets as seaborne oil cargoes are viewed as “at risk.” The rise in oil prices is modestly pressuring Treasuries this morning (yields up slightly).
Economically, German PPI met estimates of -11.0% Y/Y in October further solidifying the global peak-inflation argument.
Looking into today’s session, there is just one economic report on the calendar with Leading Indicators (E: -0.6%) due out shortly after the open and there is just one Fed speaker midday: Barkin (12:00 p.m. ET).
One potential catalyst that could shake up markets today is the 20-Year Treasury Bond auction at 1:00 p.m. ET as weak results could trigger a rebound in yields. Especially given fading attendance this week and subsequently less liquid market conditions across asset classes.
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