Daily Market Commentary
Commentary prepared by Balance Sheet Solutions, LLC, a wholly owned CUSO of Alloya Corporate Federal Credit Union. Balance Sheet Solutions is a leading broker/dealer consultant to credit unions.
Monday, November 18, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. CST
Commentary prepared by Tom Slefinger, SVP, Director of Institutional Fixed Income Sales, Registered Representative of ISI*, Balance Sheet Solutions
Market Indications
Other Market Indicators
| Market Indicators | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2s/5s Tsy Spread | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| 2s/10s Tsy Spread | 0.22 | 0.00 |
| 2s/30s Tsy Spread | 0.70 | 0.00 |
| DJIA-30 | 28,004.89 | +222.93 |
| NASDAQ | 8,540.83 | +61.81 |
| S&P-500 | 3,120.46 | +23.83 |
| Dollar Idx | 97.03 | -0.05 |
| CRB Idx | 181.00 | +0.91 |
Market Commentary
The Week Ahead – The key economic reports this week are October Housing Starts and Existing Home Sales. For manufacturing, the November Philly and Kansas City Fed surveys, will be released this week.
For a more in-depth analysis of the economy and markets, be sure to red this week’s edition of the Weekly Relative Value – It’s Good to be King – to be published later this morning.
Monday, November 18
10:00 am: The November National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing Market Index. The consensus is for a reading of 71, unchanged from 71. Any number above 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as good than poor.
Tuesday, November 19
8:30 am: Housing Starts for October. The consensus is for 1.320 million annualized, up from 1.256 million.
Wednesday, November 20
7:00 am: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.
2:00 pm: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes from October 29-30, 2019.
Thursday, November 21
8:30 am: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 219,000 initial claims, down from 225,000 last week.
8:30 am: The Philly Fed Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey for November. The consensus is for a reading of 7.5, up from 5.6.
10:00 am: Existing Home Sales for October from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The consensus is for 5.49 million annualized, up from 5.38 million in September.
Friday, November 22
10:00 am: University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index (final for November). The consensus is for a reading of 95.7.
11:00 am: The Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey for November.
Economic Calendar
November 18 - 22, 2019: The Week Ahead
Future Fed Expectations
Source: Bloomberg
| Select Probabilities based on the Futures | |
|---|---|
| Probability of Fed Funds rate CUT on December 11, 2019 | 0% |
| Probability of Fed Funds rate CUT on January 29, 2020 | 19% |
**All quoted rates are indications and are subject to change without notice.
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