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This week is much busier in terms of macroeconomic data to start the month of December.  In the U.S., ISM Manufacturing data is released this morning, ADP Employment and Non-Manufacturing ISM data is released on …

Since it’s Thanksgiving on Thursday, the calendar in the U.S. is especially light.  In terms of economic data, the third quarter revised GDP data is out on Tuesday morning, and Durable Goods, Personal Income, and …

The FOMC Minutes will be released on Wednesday afternoon.  Aside from that release, it is a relatively quiet week on the macro front in the U.S., with PPI data on Tuesday and CPI data on …

While last week was busy in terms of the elections, economic data, and earnings, the actual movement in the U.S. equity indices was quite subdued.  The S&P 500 index rose 0.7% on the week, and …

Action-packed week to start November.  First, the mid-term elections in the U.S. are tomorrow, November 4th.  Market participants have not seemed to focus much on this round of midterms, but the elections will still dominate …

The FOMC meeting on Wednesday is the most important event this week.  While the general expectation is still that the committee ends QE, St. Louis Fed President Bullard’s comments nearly 2 weeks ago about possibly delaying …

This week is the busiest of earnings season, with the technology sector at the forefront.  Outside of earnings, it’s a light economic calendar.  There is existing home sales data on Tuesday, CPI on Wednesday, and …

This week is the first full week of earnings reports.  It will be interesting to see whether the market’s focus finally shifts from macro headlines to single stock news.  10 day realized volatility in the S&P …

After a hectic economic data calendar last week, the only major data release in the U.S. this week is the FOMC minutes on Wednesday, Oct. 8th at 2 pm. Though earnings season does kick off …