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Previously on MoreLiver’s:
FRIDAY’S CLOSE
News – Between
The Hedges
Markets – Between
The Hedges
Recap – Global
Macro Trading (on
holiday next week)
Europe: European Financials
And Spanish Bonds Ignore Equity Exuberance – ZH
US: Market 'Plunges' By 0.17%, Worst Drop In Three
Weeks – ZH
LAST WEEK
Prices
Weekly
Scoreboard – Between
The Hedges
Weekly
Eurozone Watch – Global
Macro Monitor
Week in
Review – Global Macro Monitor
U.S. Equity Sector ETF Weekly Performance
– Global
Macro Monitor
US market
portrait – Portfolio Probe
US Summary for Week
– Calculated Risk
This was another week of solid economic data. Retail
sales were strong even after removing the impact of higher gasoline prices. Industrial
production is at a new post-recession high and nearing the pre-recession
peak. And the four-week average of
initial weekly unemployment claims is at the lowest level since March 2008. One
negative was a fairly sharp decline in consumer sentiment,
The Weekender –
beyondbrics / FT
Succinct summation of week’s events – The
Big Picture
(audio) MarketBeat: Streak Over, But Rally Intact
– WSJ
Ryan
Detrick of Schaeffer's Investment Research said he's cautiously optimistic
about stocks, even with major U.S. indexes around record levels.
Week in Review – DealBook
/ NYT
SAC settles
insider trading cases for $614 million * Senate inquiry faults JPMorgan on
trading loss * Fed faults two big banks over plans for capital * At hearing,
nominee for S.E.C. chief vows to be a tough Wall St. regulator * Andrew Ross Sorkin on
the realities behind prosecuting big banks.
Politics this week – The
Economist
Business this week – The
Economist
NEXT WEEK
US Schedule for Week – Calculated Risk
There are
three key housing reports that will be released this week: February housing
starts on Tuesday, February Existing home sales on Thursday, and the March
homebuilder confidence survey on Monday. A key event this week is the two day
FOMC meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday. Also, for manufacturing, the Philly Fed
survey will be released on Thursday.
Economic Calendar – Handelsbanken
(pdf)
Next Week’s Tape: A Fed Meeting, Slew of
Housing Data – MarketBeat
/ WSJ
S&P 500 Earnings Week Ahead – Reuters
Wall Street Week Ahead – Reuters
Big gains,
low valuation - why worry? - Major stock indexes have never been higher - and
yet that's hardly scaring people.
Week Ahead Videos:
Europe – Reuters
US: Fed set to keep its foot on the
gas – Reuters
Weekly Preview: Europe's hair shirts – BNY
Mellon
Weekly Focus: US up, Europe down, China sideways – Danske
Bank (pdf)
The Week
Ahead – Handelsbanken
FX Positioning and Technical Outlook – Marc to Market
While recognizing that market positioning gives scope
for some extension of these corrective moves, we advise taking advantage of the
price action as a better opportunity to participate in the underlying trends
or, alternatively, adjust hedges accordingly.
Weekly Credit Update – Danske
Bank (pdf)
Nordea Risk Perception Publication – Nordea
(pdf)
Complacency
ruling – play the ranges (summary).
Commodities Update – Danske
Bank (pdf)
Tug of war:
stronger US data, stronger USD
EMEA Weekly – Danske
Bank (pdf)
Emerging Markets Calendar – Handelsbanken
(pdf)
Emerging: Week Ahead – beyondbrics / FT
Foreign
ministers will seek a deal on arming the Syrian rebels this week, while the
European commission will table new proposals on transferring more economic
governance powers to Brussels.
OTHER
Monthly Macro Update – Handelsbanken
(pdf)
China: Slowdown coming earlier than
expected * Eurozone: The German locomotive has decoupled * US: Optimism is back, despite persistent
problems * Sweden: Brighter employment outlook, but
sluggish GDP path * Bond markets: Long bond yields to rise at a moderate pace
CALENDARS
Economic
Calendar – Forexpros
Economic
Calendar – fxstreet.com
Monthly
Economic Calendar – fxstreet.com
Economic
Calendar – BB
EU calendar – europa.eu
Markkinakalenteri
– Nordnet
Markkinakalenteri
– Taloussanomat