Archive for November, 2013

Morning Miscellany

Friday, November 1st, 2013

The Treasury market remains quite heavy this morning and participants await the ISM in a few minutes. Traders will be looking for clues that the shutdown had some impact on real economic activity and that is not yet evident in Philly Fed and Chicago Purchasers yesterday. There is still malaise ...

November 1 2013 Opening

Friday, November 1st, 2013

Prices of Treasury coupon securities have drifted lower in quiet overseas trading. Economic data of consequence was sparse with only the UK PMI of consequence. That series registered a dip to 56 versus expectations of 56.4.  China PMI also printed at 51.4 from 51.1 and beat expectations at 51.2. Reported ...