Thursday, August 22, 2013

LIVE ECON DATA NEWS & ANALYSIS

MARKET ANALYSIS:

Talking Points:

  • Well we are not sure it would have mattered what the FED Minutes said as Fixed Income continued it's march lower and Equities joined along.
  • Like any good trader we will admit when we were wrong. The Market's reaction to the neutral minutes was unexpected by our as we felt the move was already priced in. 
  • Markets continued to sell off during the Asian session. Though we have seen a bit of a turnaround following the stronger than expected China PMI data.
  • On the Econ docket today there is key Flash PMI throughout the E-zone. Good prints will knock Bunds and Euribor down even further.
LIVE ECON DATA:

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SPEAKERS & AUCTIONS:
FED's Fisher, Treas. Sec Lew, Jackson Hole // 5yr Tips Auction

SUMMARY:
As our Technical Models across the board have projected - Short Fixed Income, Short Equities. Our Fundamental Model was considerably more cautious, regardless follow price action and that continues to trend driven. Aside from E-zone PMI there is not much today to turn the train around. However, Fisher is speaking and you can expect him to reiterate the party line that a reduction in QE does not mean higher rates..........right..........





GLOBAL MACRO THEMES:
FED Tapering in Sept / Debt Ceiling / Student Loans and Muni's Defaults / Eurozone Dysfunctionality / China Slowdown / Japan's Money Printers / UK Improving on higher inflation and falling wages / EM Slowdown in Full Swing


HEADLINES:
Summary: Oddly enough News Readership Algos must sense that writing about the Minutes was good for only a half hour after the event. With no other major themes in play the existing "Sell the Market" Trend should continue....

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