LOOK AHEAD: Thursday Data Calendar: Weekly Claims, Exist Home Sales, Fed Speak

Apr-18 10:24
  • US Data/Speaker Calendar (prior, estimate)
  • Apr-18 0830 Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook (3.2, 2.0)
  • Apr-18 0830 Initial Jobless Claims (211k, 215k)
  • Apr-18 0830 Continuing Claims (1.817M, 1.818M)
  • Apr-18 0905 Fed Gov Bowman opening remarks bank conf (text, no Q&A)
  • Apr-18 0915 NY Fed Williams moderated discussion (no text, Q&A)
  • Apr-18 0915 Fed Gov Bowman, SIFMA Basel III Endgame Roundtable (Q&A)
  • Apr-18 1000 Leading Index (0.1%, -0.1%)
  • Apr-18 1000 Existing Home Sales (4.38M, 4.20M), MoM (9.5%, -4.1%)
  • Apr-18 1100 Atlanta Fed Bostic fireside chat on economy (no text, Q&A)
  • Apr-18 1130 US Tsy $70B 4W, $75B 8W Bill auctions
  • Apr-18 1200 Boston Fed Collins Travels to Connecticut
  • Apr-18 1300 US Tsy $23 5Y TIPS auction
  • Apr-18 1745 Atlanta Fed Bostic on economy, monetary policy (no text, Q&A)

Historical bullets

CHINA: China Outlines Action Plan To Attract Foreign Investment

Mar-19 10:24

MNI (London) - Xinhua runs headlines as China formally outlines an action plan to attract foreign investment.

  • China will reduce the “negative list.” The list limits the sectors that foreign investment can participate in.
  • Their will also be an expansion of foreign participation in the bond market, as well as increased access to the banking and insurance sectors.
  • Foreign investment will be further liberalised.
  • Data flow between related entities and home headquarters will be supported, with cross-border data security management standardised.
  • Business visa validity periods will be lengthened.
  • No real surprises above, with familiar lines of market access seeing further expansion.
  • China may be looking to counter some of the capital outflows seen in recent times.

LOOK AHEAD: Housing Data & 20Y Supply

Mar-19 10:16

* US Data/Speaker Calendar (prior, estimate). Times in ET

Mar-19 0830 Building permits (1489k, 1496k)

Mar-19 0830 Housing starts (1331k, 1440k)

Mar-19 1130 US Tsy to sell $46B 52-W bills, $75B 42-D CMB

Mar-19 1300 US Tsy to sell $13B 20-Y reopen (912810TZ1)

Mar-19 1600 Total Net TIC Flows ($139.8b, --)

EURIBOR: EURIBOR FIX - 19/03/24

Mar-19 10:16

EURIBOR FIX - EMMI/Bloomberg:

  • EUR001W 3.8750 0.0040
  • EUR001M 3.8620 0.0070
  • EUR003M 3.9350 0.0070
  • EUR006M 3.9090 -0.0060
  • EUR012M 3.7560 0.0060