Archive - Feb 15, 2011
Today's Economic Data Highlights
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/15/2011 07:54 -0500Lot’s going on today—retail sales, Empire index, import/export prices, TICS, housing market index, business inventories, two rounds of budget testimony, and the usual weakly consumer confidence…At 11am a $5 – $7 billion POMO in 02/28/2015 – 08/15/2016 closes. Look for CUSIP 912828PS3 to be monetize like hotcakes.
January China Commercial Banks Loan Growth, M2 Below Expectations
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/15/2011 07:43 -0500Inasmuch as one can trust any data coming from centrally-planned governments, following last night below consensus CPI reading, China continues to telegraph that monetary growth is once again under control (at least for the time being): in January commercial banks extended CNY 1.04 trillion in Loans, up from CNY 480.7 billion in December, which however was well below the consensus of CNY 1.2 trillion. Outstanding CNY loans grew by 18.5% yoy in January, down from 19.9% yoy in December (market consensus: 18.7% yoy). Additionally, the just as "credible" Chinese M2 printed at 17.2% growth yoy, down from 19.7% in December (19.% consensus). The M/M seasonally adjusted annual growth fell to 1.5%, down from 14.5% in December.
Suez Canal Traffic Disrupted After Ship Runs Aground, Weather Blamed, Unclear When Traffic Resumes
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/15/2011 07:26 -0500It's not quite snow. But it's close. Reuters reports that traffic in the Suez Canal has been disrupted since 8am GMT after a ship ran aground due to "engine failure in bad weather." There is no indication of foul play yet.
RANsquawk European Morning Briefing - Stocks, Bonds, FX etc. – 15/02/11
Submitted by RANSquawk Video on 02/15/2011 05:53 -0500RANsquawk European Morning Briefing - Stocks, Bonds, FX etc. – 15/02/11
Chinese CPI comes in at whisper figures after cut to food weighting, while new loans come in at ¥1.2t as WestLB & Portuguese GDP weigh on euro 13F Monday
Submitted by naufalsanaullah on 02/15/2011 02:56 -0500Eurozone and Portugal GDP both miss by 10bps QoQ (0.1% vs 0.0% and 1.2% vs 1.3%, respectively), leading to a bit of euro weakness that was extended after WestLB announced failure to reach a restructuring agreement, causing fears of senior bondholder impairment to rise.
Trade Against The Retail Herd 15th Feb
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 02/15/2011 02:05 -0500Today we have a plethora of major news events that could effect retail positioning dramatically. With German GDP, UK CPI, German ZEW, USD Retail Sales and US TIC coming out today all within a 8 hour window, any major deviations could have powerful implications. Going into the news events the report is fairly settled with most pairs in the neutral zone. GBPUSD has slipped a tiny bit back in the Long zone, with GBPJPY back in the neutral zone.
INFo WaR USA: CoRPoRaTe INFoRMaTioN ReCoVeRY CeLLs (CIRC)
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 02/15/2011 01:46 -0500The latest job Obamatunity in a promising field...
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