Agenda
| Time | Indicator/Event | Comment |
| 08:30 | International trade | Slightly better |
| 08:30 | Jobless claims | Slightly better |
| 08:30 | Continuing claims | Slightly worse |
| 11:00 | 3- and 6-month bill announcement | No change expected |
| 12:00 | Flow of Funds | Q4 data |
| 13:00 | 30-yr bond (r) auction | Steady at $13 billion |
| 15:35 | Dudley (FOMC voter) | At Society of Business Economists annual dinner |
Intraday Updates
The weekly jobless claims data were close to expectations at the start of March. The international trade deficit for January was narrower than expected, reflecting more of a slowdown in gross trade volumes than anticipated. more »
Economic Indicators
This morning’s calendar features the weekly jobless claims report and the international trade report for January. We don’t expect either to set off any major fireworks. more »
Federal Reserve Operations & the Overnight Market
Fed Open Market Operations The Desk has no major operations scheduled for today. more »
Fed Funds Monitor Fed funds data tables more »
Treasury Finance
The Treasury will announce the size of next week’s 3- and 6-month bill auction at 11:00 and will hold a $13 billion 30-year bond reopening auction at 1:00. more »
The Money Market Observer
Monday, Mar 8 The overnight fed funds rate was unexpectedly firm last week. Higher repo rates were the main driver, but were not the only factor at work. We expect repo rates to soften at least slightly this week, which would help pull overnight funds down somewhat as well. However, the altered balance in the Treasury collateral market is likely to put more upward pressure on overnight rates in the months ahead than we had anticipated. more »
Daily Press Summary (pdf)
Inside Debt Daily for Thursday, Mar 11 The Inside Debt Daily provides relevant market news and market segment commentary from Thomson Reuters and data from ICAP and Wrightson ICAP in a take-home, easy-to-read format highlighting key developments which could impact the capital markets the ensuing trading day. Download a PDF file of the most recent report now. go »
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