Agenda
| Time | Indicator/Event | Comment |
| 08:30 | Retail sales | Non-auto sales eked out small gain |
| 09:55 | U. Michigan cons. sent., early | Flat to up slightly |
| 10:00 | Business inventories | Small increase |
Intraday Updates
[8:30 Release] The strong chain store sales results reported last week turned out to be a better guide to February retail sales than expected.
[10:00 Releases] The Reuters/University of Michagan Consumer Sentiment faltered in early March. Business Inventories were flat in January. more »
Economic Indicators
Retail sales and the Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment reports are the major items on this morning’s calendar. It appears that retail sales held up reasonably well in the face of tough weather conditions in February, while consumer sentiment seems likely to be flat to up slightly in early March. Today’s calendar also includes the final round of business inventory data for January at 10:00. more »
Federal Reserve Operations & the Overnight Market
Fed Open Market Operations Excess reserve forecast tables more »
Fed Funds Monitor Fed funds data tables more »
Fed Data The level of discount window borrowing remains surprisingly sticky in the wake of last month’s discount rate hike. The volume of MBS delivery fails, in contrast, showed its first sign of progress in months in last night’s data. The Fed’s custody accounts posted a moderate gain again in the week ending March 10. more »
Treasury Finance
Treasury cash flows table 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)
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