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OPEC+ cuts to be announced by members individually and will all be voluntary
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OPEC cuts will last all of Q1 – report
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Ford says there is no remaining pent-up demand for cars and no pricing upside
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Fed’s Williams: Says he’s not losing sleep over market views of Fed funds path
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Brazil will join OPEC+ — report
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US pending home sales for October -1.5% versus -2.0% expected
Pending home sales reaches its lowest level on record (2001)Prior month +1.1% (they were expecting -1.8%) revised to 1.0%Pending home sales -1.5% versus -2.0% expectedPending home index 71.4 versus 72.5 last month (revised from 72.6). This is the lowest level on...
US indices higher but well off the pre-open implied levels
It is a month end today and US stocks have enjoyed a banner month. The S&P and NASDAQ index remain on track for the best month since July 2022. Incredibly the S&P has not experienced back-to-back losses this month. Yesterday the index fell marginally. Having...
OPEC+ agrees on 1 mbpd of extra supply cuts – report
This is a pretty big cut. It's not clear from the report how long the agreement is for. If it's through Q1, that would be extra bullish.OPEC+ is showing unprecedented unity and discipline right now but history shows there is a time bomb there and now there's more than...
The USD moves higher in early US trading as markets react to data and OPEC. What next?
There is a lot of fundamental news to digest in trading today. The initial jobs claims in continuing claims showed weakness in employment, but the USD moved higher despite that weakness. OPEC+ is threatening to cut production by more than expectations which has oil...
OPEC+ has reached consensus on oil output cuts – report
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Fed’s Williams: If inflation pressures persist, we could hike again
Fed's WilliamsWe are at or near the peak of interest rate targetSees inflation falling to 2.25% in 2024Inflation will close in on 2% in 2025Financial conditions have tightenedSees GDP at 1.25% next yearSees unemployment at 4.25% next yearSees upside and downside risks...
OPEC JMMC meeting ends with no recommendation – report
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Fed’s Daly: It’s still too early to know if Fed is done hiking rates
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The broader market frets about inflation after the latest OPEC leak. US dollar higher
Bonds are selling off, gold is lower and the US dollar is strengthening after headlines continue to suggest that OPEC will deliver a collective cut. An extension of current policy cut and the Saudi 'lollypop' 1 mbpd cut already appear to have been agreed and leaks...
OPEC discussing deeper output cuts for Q1, could approach 2 mbpd
Meetings used to be for deciding things.But with central banks and oil cartels, it's all decided ahead of time nowdays. The OPEC JMMC monitoring committee is meeting now and at 9:30 am ET (2:30 pm in London), the main meeting will get underway. It's all in virtual...
PCE data is expected. The surprises in the continuing claims
The US PCE data came in as expected across all monthly and yearly measures and headline and core as well. The surprise was in the continuing claims which search to 1.927M. That was the highest since November 2021.The market reaction is somewhat modest. Stocks remain...
US September PCE core +3.5% vs +3.5% expected
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US Initial jobless claims 218K vs 220K estimate. Continuing claims highest since Nov. 2021
Initial jobless claims and continuing claimsInitial jobs claims prior week 209K revised to 211Kinitial jobs claims vs 220K estimate.4-week moving average of initial jobs claims to 220K vs 220.50 last week .Continuing claims 1.927M versus 1.872M estimate. That is the...
Canada Q3 GDP -0.3% q/q vs +0.2% expected
Annualized q/q GDP -1.1% vs +0.2% expectedQ2 annualized q/q GDP revised to +1.4% from -0.2%September GDP +0.1% vs 0.0% expectedAugust GDP was 0.0%Prelim Oct GDP +0.2%Q2 GDP revised to +0.3% from 0.0%GDP implicit price Q/Q +1.8% vs +0.7% prior (prior revised to...