EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change: -4.5M
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EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change — Actual -4.5M, prev -4.45M. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Latest desk notes
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.
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 1.3% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.5% · core PCE 3.0%
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 1.3%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.5%, core PCE 3.0%. Model update as of 2026-09-09.
Redbook Index (YoY): 8.3
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Redbook Index (YoY) — Actual 8.3, prev 9.6. BELOW PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
ADP Employment Change 4-week average: 12K
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ADP Employment Change 4-week average — Actual 12K, prev 12K. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral (rates-driven tape).
Money markets: SOFR 3.64% (-1bp) · Fed ON RRP $0.6B (-$0.0B d/d)
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Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-09-08: 3.64% (prior 3.65%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-09-08: $0.6B (prior day $0.7B).
MBA Mortgage Applications: -2.7%
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MBA Mortgage Applications — Actual -2.7%, prev 0.8%. BELOW PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
API Weekly Crude Oil Stock: -4.5M
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API Weekly Crude Oil Stock — Actual -4.5M, prev -2.60M. BELOW PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Consumer Credit Change: 18.1B
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Consumer Credit Change — Actual 18.1B, forecast 11.7B, prev 14.2B. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 0.8 sigma. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 1.3% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.5% · core PCE 3.0%
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 1.3%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.5%, core PCE 3.0%. Model update as of 2026-09-08.
Money markets: SOFR 3.65% (-1bp) · Fed ON RRP $0.7B (-$0.0B d/d)
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Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-09-04: 3.65% (prior 3.66%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-09-04: $0.7B (prior day $0.7B).
NFIB Business Optimism Index: 98.7
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NFIB Business Optimism Index — Actual 98.7, forecast 99.3, prev 99.8. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 0.5 sigma. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Germany · Trade Balance s.a.: 21.3B
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Germany · Trade Balance s.a. — Actual 21.3B, forecast 16.0B, prev 15.4B. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 2.6 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
Japan · Gross Domestic Product Deflator (YoY): 2.6
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Japan · Gross Domestic Product Deflator (YoY) — Actual 2.6, forecast 2.6, prev 2.6. Surprise: ON THE SCREWS, but by under a tenth of a sigma.
Japan · Gross Domestic Product (QoQ): 0.4
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Japan · Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) — Actual 0.4, forecast 0.4, prev 0.3. Surprise: ON THE SCREWS, but by under a tenth of a sigma. Desk read: JGBs neutral · Equities neutral.
Japan · Gross Domestic Product Annualized: 1.4
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Japan · Gross Domestic Product Annualized — Actual 1.4, forecast 1.1, prev 1.1. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 0.3 sigma. Desk read: JGBs BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
Japan · Current Account n.s.a.: 2,988.0B
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Japan · Current Account n.s.a. — Actual 2,988.0B, forecast 2,870.0B, prev -92.3B. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 0.5 sigma. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Japan · Labor Cash Earnings (YoY): 4.7
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Japan · Labor Cash Earnings (YoY) — Actual 4.7, forecast 3.9, prev 3.4. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 2.0 sigma. Desk read: JGBs neutral · Equities neutral.
UK · BRC Like-For-Like Retail Sales (YoY): 0.5
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UK · BRC Like-For-Like Retail Sales (YoY) — Actual 0.5, forecast 1.2, prev 1. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 0.9 sigma. Desk read: Gilts BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
Eurozone · Gross Domestic Product s.a. (YoY): 1.2
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Eurozone · Gross Domestic Product s.a. (YoY) — Actual 1.2, forecast 1, prev 1. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 1.3 sigma. Desk read: Bunds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
Eurozone · Gross Domestic Product s.a. (QoQ): 0.6
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Eurozone · Gross Domestic Product s.a. (QoQ) — Actual 0.6, forecast 0.4, prev 0.4. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 2.0 sigma. Desk read: Bunds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
Eurozone · Employment Change (QoQ): 0.1
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Eurozone · Employment Change (QoQ) — Actual 0.1, forecast 0.1, prev 0.1. Surprise: ON THE SCREWS, but by under a tenth of a sigma. Desk read: Bunds neutral · Equities neutral.
Eurozone · Sentix Investor Confidence: 5.1
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Eurozone · Sentix Investor Confidence — Actual 5.1, prev 0.9. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: Bunds neutral · Equities neutral.
CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions: -76K
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CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions — Actual -76K, prev -68K. BELOW PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
CFTC Gold NC Net Positions: 228K
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CFTC Gold NC Net Positions — Actual 228K, prev 243K. BELOW PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
CFTC Oil NC Net Positions: 130K
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CFTC Oil NC Net Positions — Actual 130K, prev 123K. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count: 449
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Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count — Actual 449, prev 447. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 1.3% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.5% · core PCE 3.0%
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 1.3%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.5%, core PCE 3.0%. Model update as of 2026-09-04.
U6 Underemployment Rate: 7.7%
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U6 Underemployment Rate — Actual 7.7%, prev 7.9%. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Labor Force Participation Rate: 61.6%
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Labor Force Participation Rate — Actual 61.6%, prev 61.4%. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Unemployment Rate: 4.1%
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Unemployment Rate — Actual 4.1%, forecast 4.1%, prev 4.1%. Surprise: ON THE SCREWS, but by under a tenth of a sigma. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Nonfarm Payrolls: 162K
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Nonfarm Payrolls — Actual 162K, forecast 56K, prev -23K. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 1.5 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
Average Weekly Hours: 34.4
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Average Weekly Hours — Actual 34.4, forecast 34.3, prev 34.3. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 1.0 sigma. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY): 3.1%
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Average Hourly Earnings (YoY) — Actual 3.1%, forecast 3.0%, prev 3.2%. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 0.7 sigma. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM): 0.30%
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Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) — Actual 0.30%, forecast 0.30%, prev 0.10%. Surprise: ON THE SCREWS, but by under a tenth of a sigma. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
Money markets: SOFR 3.66% (+1bp) · Fed ON RRP $0.7B (+$0.2B d/d)
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Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-09-03: 3.66% (prior 3.65%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-09-03: $0.7B (prior day $0.5B).
Eurozone · Retail Sales (YoY): 0.6
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Eurozone · Retail Sales (YoY) — Actual 0.6, forecast 1.1, prev 0.7. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 0.6 sigma. Desk read: Bunds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
Eurozone · Retail Sales (MoM): -0.6
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Eurozone · Retail Sales (MoM) — Actual -0.6, forecast 0.3, prev -0.3. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 1.8 sigma. Desk read: Bunds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
Germany · Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY): 13.1
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Germany · Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY) — Actual 13.1, prev 6.5. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: Bunds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
Germany · Factory Orders s.a. (MoM): 2.5
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Germany · Factory Orders s.a. (MoM) — Actual 2.5, forecast 0.3, prev 3.1. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 1.5 sigma. Desk read: Bunds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
Fed balance sheet $6.74T, +$6.3B w/w — balance sheet expanding
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Federal Reserve total assets (H.4.1, WALCL) as of 2026-09-02: $6,737,204M, vs $6,730,912M the prior week.
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