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Lawmakers Tout Progress While Debt Ceiling Clock Ticks

The markets have focused this morning on comments by House Representative Michael McCaul who claims party leaders are getting close...

Monday Morning Comments

Asian equities were mostly higher last night but European equities are mostly lower this morning. U.S. futures are pretty close...

Bond Yields Climb on Hawkish Fed Talk and Debt Ceiling Hope

The June FOMC meeting is now four weeks away, and a parade of Fed officials are pushing back on any...

Consumer Spending is Solid for Now, with Weakness on the Horizon

U.S. retail sales rose +0.4% in April, below the +0.8% median forecast, but a respectable rebound after a -0.7% revised...

Monday Morning Comments

Global equities are mostly higher this morning, with U.S. futures currently higher, as well. Core sovereigns are modestly lower as...

Bonds Rally as Producer Prices Ease Further

The producer price index (PPI) rose by just +0.2% in April, lowering the annual rate of increase to +2.3%, the...

Relief Rally as CPI Equals Forecasts

The headline consumer price index (CPI) climbed +0.4% in April, well above the +0.1% gain in March but exactly matching...

Unexpected April Labor Strength Boosts Bond Yields

The April jobs report didn’t cooperate with market expectations for slowing economic growth and retreating wages. U.S. companies added +253k...

Fed Hikes 25 and Hints at a Pause

As expected, Fed officials announced another 25 basis point increase in the overnight funds rate bringing the target range to...

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