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After last week’s busy economic data calendar, this week’s schedule is very light by comparison.  However, even with the flurry of releases last week, the realized volatility in the U.S. indices was minimal.  The S&P …

Focus shifts this week to the economic data in the U.S.  The first week of the month brings us the ISM Manufacturing report this morning, the ISM Non-Manufacturing report on Thursday morning, the ADP employment …

Now that earnings season is basically over, and no major macroeconomic data until the busy slate of releases after the Labor Day holiday next week, traders are expecting a quiet week in the markets.  After …

Earnings season has wound down, with retail the one remaining sector with a large number of earnings releases still remaining.  Some of the household names of retail report this week, but the earnings calendar has …

Earnings season is starting to wind down, with a much lighter calendar this week than last.  The retail sector will be in focus with many of the large department stores reporting, as well as the …

This week on the data front pales in comparison to last week’s packed calendar of economic reports.  The only major release in the U.S. is the ISM Non-Manufacturing Composite released on Tuesday morning. In Europe, the services …

Busy week for both earnings and macroeconomic events.  First and foremost, the FOMC press release will be at 2 pm EDT on Wednesday.  The language of the press release will be key, as a $10 …

Earnings season is in full swing this week.  Many of the most active stocks in the market report, including AAPL, MSFT, and FB.  Outside of earnings, the obvious focus for the market remains the geopolitical …

Second quarter earnings season begins in earnest this week.  Financials and technology stocks make up the bulk of the large cap reports.  The full earnings calendar is below. Outside of the quarterly reports, central bank …