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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

01:01PM Treasury 10-Year Notes Go At 2.020% High Yield
10:50AM Williams: More Accommodation May Be Needed If Economy Stalls

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

03:00PM Consumer Credit Rose $19.3 Billion in December
01:01PM Treasury 3-Year Notes Go At 0.347% High Yield
11:35AM Treasury Year Bills Go At 0.140% High Rate
11:32AM Treasury 4-Weeks Go At 0.060% High Yield

Monday, February 6, 2012

03:00PM Treasury Strips Fall $291M in Jan.
11:32AM Weekly T-Bills Go At 0.080%, 0.100%
11:00AM Treasury to Sell $37B 4-Week Bills
10:35AM Market Post: Munis Quiet Ahead Of Small Issuance
09:00AM Bullard: FOMC’s Adopting Inflation Target an “Important Development”
10:00AM Conference Board ETI Rises to 105.81 in January

Friday, February 3, 2012

08:30AM Jan. Non-Farm Payrolls Up 243,000; Jobless Rate 8.3%
10:17AM ECRI Inflation Gauge Rises to 101.2 in Jan.
10:00AM Dec. Factory Orders Rise 1.1%; Ex-Transportation Gain 0.6%
10:00AM ISM Non-Mfg Index 56.8 in Jan. v. 53.0 in Dec.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

07:15PM Fisher Hails FOMC Realization That Employment Doesn’t Follow Policy
12:43PM Evans: Wants Accommodation Via Aggressive Asset Buying
11:01AM Treasury to Offer $33B 91-Days, $31B 182-Days
11:00AM Treasury to Sell $26B Year Bills
10:00AM Bernanke: Outlook Uncertain, Need to Monitor Developments
08:30AM Jobless Claims Fall 12,000 to 367,000 in Week Ended Jan. 28
08:32AM Preliminary Q4 Non-Farm Productivity Up 0.7%; Labor Costs Up 1.2%
09:45AM Jan. ISM-NY Current Business Index At 8-Month High

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

10:23AM Jobs Posted on Internet Up 61,300 in January: Report
10:01AM ISM Index at 54.1 in Jan. vs. 53.1 in Dec.
10:00AM Dec. Construction Spending Rises 1.5%
09:40AM Milwaukee ISM Index Up to 58.4 in January
09:00AM Treasury to Raise $22.4B New Cash With $72B Quarterly Refunding
08:25AM ADP Reports Private Sector Jobs Up 170,000
08:30AM Plosser: Need to Keep Eye on Inflation

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

11:32AM Treasury 4-Weeks Go At 0.050% High Yield
09:45AM Chicago PMI 60.2 in Jan. v. 62.2 in Dec.
10:22AM Seasonal Factors Adjusted for ISM Reports
10:00AM Conf. Bd. December Confidence Index Slips to 61.1
08:30AM Employment Cost Index Rises 0.4% in Q4
08:30AM Midwest Growth Picked Up in Dec.: Chicago Fed

Monday, January 30, 2012

03:00PM Treasury Sees $444B Borrowing In Q1
02:36PM Lending Standards Steady, Demand Up: Fed
11:31AM Weekly T-Bills Go At 0.050%, 0.075%
11:30AM Plosser: Reason to Be Hopeful About U.S. Economy In 2012
11:00AM Treasury to Sell $33B 4-Week Bills
10:30AM Dallas Fed: Activity Picks Up
08:30AM Dec. Personal Income Up 0.5%; Spending Unchanged
08:30AM Chicago Fed: CFMMI Jumps 1.7% in December to 87.4

Friday, January 27, 2012

10:00AM Dudley: Economic Boost Temporary Growth Won’t Carry Over
09:55AM U. of Mich. Jan. Index at 75.0 vs. 69.9 in Dec.
08:30AM Advance Q4 GDP Shows 2.8% Growth

Thursday, January 26, 2012

01:01PM Treasury 7-Year Notes Go At 1.359% High Yield
11:00AM Treasury to Offer $31B 91-Days, $29B 182-Days
11:00AM Kansas City Fed Mfg Survey Shows Rebound
10:12AM Chicago PMI Revised to 62.2 From 62.5 for Dec.
10:00AM December New Home Sales Fall 2.2% to 307,000 Annual Rate
10:00AM Leading Economic Indicators Jump 0.4% in Dec.
08:30AM Durable Goods Orders Jump 3.0% in Dec.; Ex-Transportation Up 2.1%
08:30AM Jobless Claims Rise 21,000 to 377,000 in Week Ended Jan. 21
08:30AM Dec. Chicago Fed Nat’l Activity Index Climbs to Positive 0.17

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

02:00PM Most Fed Members See No Hikes Until 2014
12:27PM FOMC Says Low Rates Until Late 2014
11:32AM Treasury 5-Year Notes Go At 0.899% High Yield
10:00AM Pending Home Sales Index Falls 3.5% to 96.6 in Dec.: NAR

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

01:01PM Treasury 2-Year Notes Go At 0.250% High Yield
11:31AM Treasury 4-Weeks Go At 0.020% High Yield
10:01AM Richmond Fed: Service Sector Grows as Retail Rebounds
10:00AM Richmond Fed: Mfg Activity Picks Up Pace

Monday, January 23, 2012

11:32AM Weekly T-Bills Go At 0.040%, 0.070%
11:00AM Treasury to Sell $30B 4-Week Bills

Friday, January 20, 2012

12:57PM FOMC Meeting Should Be Interesting
10:00AM Dec. Existing Home Sales Rise 5.0% to 4.61M Unit Rate

Thursday, January 19, 2012

01:01PM Treasury Indexed 10-Year TIPs Go At -0.046% High Yield
11:04AM Treasury to Sell $29B 7-Years
11:02AM Treasury to Sell $35B 2-Years, $35B 5-Years
11:01AM Treasury to Offer $29B 91-Days, $27B 182-Days
10:00AM Philadelphia Fed Index 7.3 in Jan. vs. 6.8 in Dec.
08:30AM December Housing Starts Slip 4.1%; Permits Dip 0.1%
08:30AM December CPI Unch; Core Rate Rises 0.1%
08:30AM Jobless Claims Fall 50,000 to 352,000 in Week Ended Jan. 14

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

11:31AM Treasury 4-Weeks Go At 0.015% High Yield
10:00AM NAHB Housing Index Jumps to 25 in January
09:15AM Production Up 0.4% in Dec.; Capacity Use at 78.1%
08:30AM Dec. PPI Falls 0.1%; Core Rate Up 0.3%

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

11:32AM Weekly T-Bills Go At 0.025%, 0.060%
11:00AM Treasury to Sell $30B 4-Week Bills
08:30AM NY BCI Gains to 13.48 in Jan. From 8.19 in Dec.: Fed

Friday, January 13, 2012

03:01PM Lacker: Don't See Compelling Case for Further Stimulus
01:20PM Bullard: Stabilization Policy Should Be Left To Monetary Auth
12:46PM Lacker Sees “Relatively Persistent” Blocks to Growth
01:00PM Evans Repeats: Fed Is Failing to Achieve Its Dual Mandate
11:10AM Duke: Cost to Protecting Financial System
09:55AM U. of Mich. Jan. Index at 74.0 vs. 69.9 in Dec.
08:30AM Dec. Import Prices Off 0.1%; Export Prices Slip 0.5%
08:30AM Nov. Trade Deficit $47.8B, Up From $43.3B

Thursday, January 12, 2012

02:00PM Treasury: U.S. Ran $86.0 Billion Budget Deficit in December
01:01PM Treasury 30-Year Bonds Go At 2.985% High Yield
11:02AM Treasury to Sell $15B 10-Yr TIPs On Jan. 19
11:00AM Treasury to Offer $29B 91-Days, $27B 182-Days
10:00AM Nov. Business Inventories Gain 0.3%; Sales Rise 0.3%
08:30AM Jobless Claims Rise 24,000 to 399,000 in Week Ended Jan. 7
08:30AM Dec. Retail Sales Up 0.1%; Ex-Autos Off 0.2%
07:45AM ECB Holds Rates; Main Refinancing Rate 1.00%

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