17/09/2015

Market update

US tsys slightly higher after housing starts/claims and after a quiet session o/n before FOMC decision, US 10Y 2.284 (-1.3bps).US stock futures lower, core euro bonds mixed – 10Y gilts lower, EU periph spds mixed. There is no real consensus on Fed decision with odds of a hike ~50% and differing opinions as to bond mkt reaction in either scenario. Suffice it to say we feel risk is far more skewed to a bearish flattening on a 25bp hike. GOCs unch, spds another ~1bp wider vs tsys – the ~6% rally in crude yest weighing esp heavy on short end spds.

News headlines

  • Wall Street Has Doubts About Fed Lifting Interest Rates (WSJ) Wall Street is skeptical that the Federal Reserve has room to raise short-term interest rates Thursday, underscoring persistent doubts about the health of the global economy and financial markets following seven years of easy policy.
  • Global stocks at three-week highs as Fed decision looms (Reuters) World stocks inched to a three-week high on Thursday while the dollar drifted lower against other currencies, as investors consolidated positions ahead of a nail-biting U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate decision.
  • US rate rise harder to justify nine years on (FT) The last time the Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate, it did not seem such a big deal. It was June 29, 2006, US inflation was running at 4 per cent, far above the Fed’s target, stock markets had been rising unremarkably for 18 months, and everyone knew that the rise was coming.

Overnight markets 

  • Overview: IG24 5Y 77/77.4 (+0), US 10yr note futures are up +0.10% at 126-20+, S&P 500 futures are down -0.34% at 1981.25, Crude oil futures are down -0.83% at 46.76, Gold futures are down -0.29% at $1115.7, DXY is down -0.24% at 95.188.
  • US BANK CDS (5yr): BAC 72/76 (+0), GS 88/92 (-1), MS 79/83 (+0), C 80/84 (+0), JPM 72/76 (-1), WFC 53/57 (-1)

US Economic Data

  • Initial jobless claims came in at 264K  for the week ending September 12th, lower than expected (275K) and lower than prior week (275K).
  • Continuing claims decreased to 2237K from 2263K and lower than expected (2258K).
  • 2Q 2015 US current account balance came in at -109.7bn  vs -111.5bn expected and -118.3bn for previous quarter.
  • Housing starts came in at 1126K (-3.0% MoM) in August versus July 1161K (-4.1% MoM).
  • Building permits increase to 1170K (+3.5% MoM) in August compared to previous month 1130K (-15.5% MoM).
  • Philadelphia Fed is forecast at 5.9 in September below August level of 8.3.
  • Fed minutes from July FOMC meeting will be release at 14:00.

Canadian Economic Data 

  • There is no major economic data today.

 

 

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