Archive for October, 2015

Active Overnight Session

Thursday, October 1st, 2015

Via David Ader and Ian Lyngen at CRT Capital: OVERNIGHT FLOWS: Treasuries were under pressure to start the new quarter and the mix of data has contributed to a risk-on move overnight.  Overnight volumes were strong with cash trading at 128% of the 10-day moving-average while TY came  in at 117% ...

FX

Thursday, October 1st, 2015

Via Marc Chandler at Brown Brothers Harriman: Dollar Mixed as New Quarter Begins - The US dollar begins the fourth quarter on a mixed note - Japan's Tankan was soft, but not sufficiently so to boost speculation that the BOJ could ease as early as next week - Eurozone manufacturing PMI was confirmed ...

More Treasury Flows

Thursday, October 1st, 2015

Dealers report non Japan Asia selling off the run 5s and Japan based clients selling off the run 7s.

Eurozone PMI Summary

Thursday, October 1st, 2015

Via the FT: Eurozone manufacturers 'risk stalling' - Markit 18 minutes ago The eurozone's rush of purchasing managers' indices has wrapped up, offering insight into the health of the region's industry. The index compiler, Markit, says they do not paint a happy picture. Among the region's major economies, there was a stumble from Spain, ...

Putin Blindsides Obama

Thursday, October 1st, 2015

That headline is the caption for a Politico.com story on the Russian bombing of Syria on Wednesday. Obama had met with Putin on Monday and Putin said thank you by lobbing bombs into an area of Syria uncontrolled by ISIS. From what I have read this evening it appears that ...