DE: Factory Orders s.a. (MoM): 3.1
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DE: Factory Orders s.a. (MoM) — Actual 3.1, forecast 0.3, prev 1.9. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.9σ. Bunds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
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US economic releases go up with the σ surprise, which is how far the print landed from forecast in standard deviations, and with the measured market move that followed. Treasury auction recaps and the daily brief land the same way, published by the Helious desk the moment they happen.
EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change: 2.48M
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EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change — Actual 2.48M, forecast -1.50M, prev -7.17M. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.6σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 1.0% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.4% · core PCE 3.0%
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 1.0%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.4%, core PCE 3.0%. Model update as of 2026-08-05.
ISM Services Prices Paid: 70.3
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ISM Services Prices Paid — Actual 70.3, prev 67.7. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.9σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.
ISM Services New Orders Index: 57.2
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ISM Services New Orders Index — Actual 57.2, prev 55.1. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.5σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
ISM Services Employment Index: 47.4
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ISM Services Employment Index — Actual 47.4, prev 51.2. BELOW FORECAST · -1.3σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
ISM Services PMI: 54.1
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ISM Services PMI — Actual 54.1, forecast 54.5, prev 54. BELOW FORECAST · -0.3σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
S&P Global Composite PMI: 54.5
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S&P Global Composite PMI — Actual 54.5, forecast 53.6, prev 53.6. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.0σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
S&P Global Services PMI: 54.6
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S&P Global Services PMI — Actual 54.6, forecast 53.6, prev 53.6. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.1σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
ADP Employment Change: 44K
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ADP Employment Change — Actual 44K, forecast 70K, prev 98K. BELOW FORECAST · -0.4σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
Money markets: SOFR 3.66% (+1bp) · Fed ON RRP $2.3B (+$0.1B d/d)
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Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-08-04: 3.66% (prior 3.65%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-08-04: $2.3B (prior day $2.1B).
MBA Mortgage Applications: -2.9%
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MBA Mortgage Applications — Actual -2.9%, prev -6.4%. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.0σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
EU: Producer Price Index (YoY): 4.6
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EU: Producer Price Index (YoY) — Actual 4.6, forecast 4.6, prev 5.9. ON THE SCREWS. Bunds neutral · Equities neutral.
EU: Producer Price Index (MoM): -0.3
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EU: Producer Price Index (MoM) — Actual -0.3, forecast -0.3, prev 0.2. ON THE SCREWS · +0.0σ. Bunds neutral · Equities neutral.
EU: HCOB Composite PMI: 52
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EU: HCOB Composite PMI — Actual 52, forecast 51.9, prev 51.9. ON THE SCREWS · +0.1σ. Bunds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
DE: HCOB Services PMI: 49.8
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DE: HCOB Services PMI — Actual 49.8, forecast 49.6, prev 49.6. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.2σ. Bunds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
DE: HCOB Composite PMI: 51.3
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DE: HCOB Composite PMI — Actual 51.3, forecast 51.2, prev 51.2. ON THE SCREWS · +0.1σ. Bunds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
JP: Labor Cash Earnings (YoY): 3.4
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JP: Labor Cash Earnings (YoY) — Actual 3.4, forecast 3.4, prev 3.2. ON THE SCREWS · +0.0σ. JGBs neutral · Equities neutral.
API Weekly Crude Oil Stock: 2.69M
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API Weekly Crude Oil Stock — Actual 2.69M, forecast -2.00M, prev 3.30M. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.6σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Atlanta Fed GDPNow: Q3 growth tracking 5.9% (was 6.2%)
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Atlanta Fed GDPNow model estimate of real GDP growth (SAAR) for Q3 2026: 5.86%, revised from 6.18%.
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 0.5% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.1% · core PCE 3.0%
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 0.5%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.1%, core PCE 3.0%. Model update as of 2026-08-04.
Factory Orders (MoM): -0.3
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Factory Orders (MoM) — Actual -0.3, forecast 0.2, prev -1.3. BELOW FORECAST · -0.7σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
JOLTS Job Openings: 7.36M
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JOLTS Job Openings — Actual 7.36M, forecast 7.40M, prev 7.59M. BELOW FORECAST · -0.2σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
Redbook Index (YoY): 8.7
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Redbook Index (YoY) — Actual 8.7, prev 8.3. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.7σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Goods and Services Trade Balance: -73.3B
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Goods and Services Trade Balance — Actual -73.3B, forecast -73.0B, prev -77.6B. ON THE SCREWS · -0.1σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
Money markets: SOFR 3.65% (-1bp) · Fed ON RRP $2.1B (-$0.0B d/d)
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Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-08-03: 3.65% (prior 3.66%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-08-03: $2.1B (prior day $2.2B).
Atlanta Fed GDPNow: Q3 growth tracking 6.2% (was 5.0%)
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Atlanta Fed GDPNow model estimate of real GDP growth (SAAR) for Q3 2026: 6.18%, revised from 4.95%.
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 1.1% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.4% · core PCE 3.0%
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 1.1%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.4%, core PCE 3.0%. Model update as of 2026-08-03.
ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid: 71.1
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ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid — Actual 71.1, forecast 70.3, prev 73. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.2σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.
ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index: 56.7
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ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index — Actual 56.7, prev 56.0. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.2σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
ISM Manufacturing Employment Index: 52.8
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ISM Manufacturing Employment Index — Actual 52.8, prev 49.7. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.0σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
ISM Manufacturing PMI: 55.6
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ISM Manufacturing PMI — Actual 55.6, forecast 54, prev 53.3. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.0σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI: 53.9
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S&P Global Manufacturing PMI — Actual 53.9, forecast 53.8, prev 53.8. ON THE SCREWS · +0.1σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
Money markets: SOFR 3.66% (+1bp) · Fed ON RRP $2.2B (+$1.1B d/d)
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Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-07-31: 3.66% (prior 3.65%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-07-31: $2.2B (prior day $1.1B).
DE: HCOB Manufacturing PMI: 52.2
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DE: HCOB Manufacturing PMI — Actual 52.2, forecast 52.2, prev 52.2. ON THE SCREWS · +0.0σ. Bunds neutral · Equities neutral.
DE: Retail Sales (YoY): -0.2
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DE: Retail Sales (YoY) — Actual -0.2, prev 1.8. BELOW FORECAST. Bunds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
DE: Retail Sales (MoM): -1.1
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DE: Retail Sales (MoM) — Actual -1.1, forecast -0.5, prev 1.1. BELOW FORECAST. Bunds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
CFTC Oil NC Net Positions: 120K
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CFTC Oil NC Net Positions — Actual 120K, prev 82K. ABOVE FORECAST. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions: -17K
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CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions — Actual -17K, prev -17K. ON THE SCREWS. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
CFTC Gold NC Net Positions: 182K
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CFTC Gold NC Net Positions — Actual 182K, prev 184K. ON THE SCREWS. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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