Pending Home Sales (MoM): 0.3
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Pending Home Sales (MoM) — Actual 0.3, forecast 2, prev -2.3. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 0.9 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH (rates-driven tape).
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Building Permits Change: -2.7
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Building Permits Change — Actual -2.7, prev 5. BELOW PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH (rates-driven tape).
Continuing Jobless Claims: 1.73M
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Continuing Jobless Claims — Actual 1.73M, forecast 1.78M, prev 1.77M. Surprise: ON THE SCREWS, but by under a tenth of a sigma.
Housing Starts (MoM): 1.27M
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Housing Starts (MoM) — Actual 1.27M, forecast 1.31M, prev 1.24M. Surprise: ON THE SCREWS, but by under a tenth of a sigma.
Building Permits (MoM): 1.39M
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Building Permits (MoM) — Actual 1.39M, forecast 1.41M, prev 1.44M. Surprise: ON THE SCREWS, but by under a tenth of a sigma.
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey: 37.8
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Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey — Actual 37.8, forecast 30.5, prev 47.4. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 0.9 sigma. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average: 203K
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Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average — Actual 203K, prev 206K. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH (rates-driven tape).
Housing Starts Change: -2.6
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Housing Starts Change — Actual -2.6, prev -12.4. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH (rates-driven tape).
Initial Jobless Claims: 196K
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Initial Jobless Claims — Actual 196K, forecast 208K, prev 206K. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 0.9 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH (rates-driven tape).
Money markets: SOFR 3.62% (-2bp) · Fed ON RRP $5.4B (+$4.7B d/d)
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Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-09-16: 3.62% (prior 3.64%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-09-16: $5.4B (prior day $0.7B).
BoE MPC Vote Rate Unchanged: 6
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BoE MPC Vote Rate Unchanged — Actual 6, forecast 6, prev 6. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Gilts neutral · Equities neutral.
BoE MPC Vote Rate Hike: 3
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BoE MPC Vote Rate Hike — Actual 3, forecast 3, prev 3. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Gilts neutral · Equities neutral.
BoE MPC Vote Rate Cut: 0
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BoE MPC Vote Rate Cut — Actual 0, forecast 0, prev 0. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Gilts neutral · Equities neutral.
BoE Interest Rate Decision: 3.75
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BoE Interest Rate Decision — Actual 3.75, forecast 3.75, prev 3.75. Surprise: ON THE SCREWS, but by under a tenth of a sigma. Desk read: Gilts neutral · Equities neutral.
Eurozone · Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM): 0.4
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Eurozone · Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) — Actual 0.4, forecast 0.4, prev 0.4. Surprise: ON THE SCREWS, but by under a tenth of a sigma.
Eurozone · Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY): 2.4
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Eurozone · Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY) — Actual 2.4, forecast 2.4, prev 2.4. Surprise: ON THE SCREWS, but by under a tenth of a sigma.
Eurozone · Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM): 0.2
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Eurozone · Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) — Actual 0.2, prev 0.2. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Bunds neutral · Equities neutral.
Total Net TIC Flows: 83.7B
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Total Net TIC Flows — Actual 83.7B, prev 133.5B. BELOW PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Net Long-Term TIC Flows: -27.9B
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Net Long-Term TIC Flows — Actual -27.9B, forecast 146.3B, prev 172.7B. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 3.9 sigma. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Fed Interest Rate Decision: 4.00%
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Fed Interest Rate Decision — Actual 4.00%, forecast 4.00%, prev 3.75%. Surprise: ON THE SCREWS, but by under a tenth of a sigma. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Interest Rate Projections - Longer: 3.2
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Interest Rate Projections - Longer — Actual 3.2, prev 3.1. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Interest Rate Projections - Current: 4.1
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Interest Rate Projections - Current — Actual 4.1, prev 3.8. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Interest Rate Projections - 3rd year: 3.6
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Interest Rate Projections - 3rd year — Actual 3.6, prev 3.1. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Interest Rate Projections - 2nd year: 3.9
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Interest Rate Projections - 2nd year — Actual 3.9, prev 3.4. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Interest Rate Projections - 1st year: 4.1
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Interest Rate Projections - 1st year — Actual 4.1, prev 3.6. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Atlanta Fed GDPNow: Q3 growth tracking 5.1% (was 4.4%)
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Atlanta Fed GDPNow model estimate of real GDP growth (SAAR) for Q3 2026: 5.10%, revised from 4.42%.
EIA Distillate Stocks Change: 1.58M
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EIA Distillate Stocks Change — Actual 1.58M, prev 2.09M. BELOW PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
EIA Gasoline Stocks Change: 0.79M
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EIA Gasoline Stocks Change — Actual 0.79M, prev 1.27M. BELOW PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change: -0.64M
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EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change — Actual -0.64M, forecast -1.60M, prev -0.39M. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 0.4 sigma. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
EIA Heating Oil Stocks Change: 0.68M
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EIA Heating Oil Stocks Change — Actual 0.68M, prev 0.01M. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 1.4% · core CPI 2.2% · PCE 2.5% · core PCE 3.0%
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 1.4%, core CPI 2.2%, PCE 2.5%, core PCE 3.0%. Model update as of 2026-09-16.
NAHB Housing Market Index: 32
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NAHB Housing Market Index — Actual 32, forecast 34, prev 35. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 0.7 sigma. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Business Inventories: 0.8
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Business Inventories — Actual 0.8, forecast 0.3, prev 0. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 2.5 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH (rates-driven tape).
Import Price Index (YoY): 7.0%
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Import Price Index (YoY) — Actual 7.0%, prev 5.9%. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.
Retail Sales (YoY): 6
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Retail Sales (YoY) — Actual 6, prev 5. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH (rates-driven tape).
Export Price Index (YoY): 8.6%
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Export Price Index (YoY) — Actual 8.6%, prev 8.2%. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.
Retail Sales Control Group: 1.40%
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Retail Sales Control Group — Actual 1.40%, prev -0.40%. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH (rates-driven tape).
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM): 1.4
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Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM) — Actual 1.4, forecast 0.5, prev -0.3. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 3.2 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH (rates-driven tape).
Export Price Index (MoM): 0.6%
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Export Price Index (MoM) — Actual 0.6%, forecast 0.5%, prev -1.3%. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 0.3 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.
Import Price Index (MoM): 0.7%
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Import Price Index (MoM) — Actual 0.7%, forecast 0.4%, prev -0.4%. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 1.0 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.
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