FOMC Minutes: The New Narrative Takes Shape
Article By:
Jeffrey P. Snider
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 5:50 PM EST
Nothing the Fed did today or has done up to today has changed the curves. The only thing that has changed since early January is the narrative.
US Retail Sales Still Better Than Most
Article By:
Bespoke Investment Group
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 4:00 PM EST
Last week, Retail Sales raised eyebrows as the December release came in with a horrendous print. Taking a step back and looking at sales from a global scale, though, US retail sales are still fairly strong.
Fed Minutes: Downside Risks Increased, Worried Balance Sheet Runoff Hit Stocks
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 2:17 PM EST
Here is what has emerged as the key highlights from today's minutes.
E Canadian Lagging Exports And The Future Of The Canadian Dollar
Article By:
Norman Mogil
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:28 PM EST
Canada has long been a nation that depends heavily on its export markets, deriving roughly 25% of total income from external trade. Thus, one of the best measures of the health of the Canadian economy is its performance in international trade.
In this article: FXC
Eurozone Consumer Confidence Rises In February
Article By:
ING Economics
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:03 PM EST
After the declines in 2018, consumer confidence has perked up in January and February. The February increase of 0.5 points to -7.4 justifies some cautious optimism about the state of the Eurozone economic slump.
In this article: EZU
E The Stock Market Correction
Article By:
David Vomund
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 10:59 AM EST
Commentators say the market entered a “correction” in December when the S&P 500 dropped ten percent from its high. In my view, this year represents the real correction. Stocks are correcting what was ridiculous December selling.
100 Years Of Industrial Production
Article By:
New Deal Democrat
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 10:45 AM EST
Last Friday, it has been exactly 100 years since the first publication of industrial production by the Fed in January 1919. So this is a good time to take a sweeping historical look at production in the United States.
Two Decades Of Monetary Largesse Are The Harm Not The Cure
Article By:
Danielle Park, CFA
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 9:50 AM EST
The US Fed has led the world in 20 years of progressively more extreme monetary interventions to inflate debt and asset prices at all costs.
U.S. National Debt: The Bond Market Doesn’t Care
Article By:
Simon Lack
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 9:43 AM EST
Thirty year treasury bonds yielding 3% don’t look enticing, but evidently, a lot of investors feel differently. Low as they are, U.S. yields are substantially higher than Germany, whose 30-year bonds yield a paltry 0.73%.
Trucking Growth Mixed In January 2019
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 9:13 AM EST
Headline data for truck shipments was mixed - with Cass saying the growth rate marginally contracted year-over-year whilst the ATA shows year-over-year growth rate is positive.
Yesterday’s Perfect Recession Warning May Be Failing You
Article By:
Michael Lebowitz
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 8:28 AM EST
Recently, Wall Street and the Financial Media have brought much attention to the flattening and possible inversion of the U.S. Treasury yield curve.
In this article: TNX
