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Money markets: SOFR 3.64% (unch) · Fed ON RRP $0.7B (-$0.2B d/d)
Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-07-24: 3.64% (prior 3.64%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-07-24: $0.7B (prior day $0.9B).
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CFTC Oil NC Net Positions: 82K
CFTC Oil NC Net Positions — Actual 82K, prev 63K. ABOVE FORECAST. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions: -17K
CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions — Actual -17K, prev -39K. ABOVE FORECAST. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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CFTC Gold NC Net Positions: 184K
CFTC Gold NC Net Positions — Actual 184K, prev 187K. ON THE SCREWS. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count: 450
Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count — Actual 450, prev 452. ON THE SCREWS. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 1.8% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.8% · core PCE 3.2%
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 1.8%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.8%, core PCE 3.2%. Model update as of 2026-07-24.
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New Home Sales (MoM): 0.63M
New Home Sales (MoM) — Actual 0.63M, forecast 0.61M, prev 0.58M. ON THE SCREWS · +0.0σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
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S&P Global Manufacturing PMI: 53.8
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI — Actual 53.8, forecast 54.5, prev 53.9. BELOW FORECAST · -0.8σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
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S&P Global Composite PMI: 53.6
S&P Global Composite PMI — Actual 53.6, prev 51.9. ON THE SCREWS. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
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S&P Global Services PMI: 53.6
S&P Global Services PMI — Actual 53.6, forecast 51, prev 51.2. ABOVE FORECAST · +2.9σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
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Money markets: SOFR 3.64% (+2bp) · Fed ON RRP $0.9B (+$0.5B d/d)
Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-07-23: 3.64% (prior 3.62%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-07-23: $0.9B (prior day $0.4B).
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Fed balance sheet $6.75T, +$4.3B w/w — balance sheet expanding
Federal Reserve total assets (H.4.1, WALCL) as of 2026-07-22: $6,747,378M, vs $6,743,028M the prior week.
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Kansas Fed Manufacturing Activity: 17
Kansas Fed Manufacturing Activity — Actual 17, prev 19. BELOW FORECAST. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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EIA Natural Gas Storage Change: 32.0B
EIA Natural Gas Storage Change — Actual 32.0B, forecast 29.0B, prev 41.0B. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.2σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 1.4% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.5% · core PCE 3.2%
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 1.4%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.5%, core PCE 3.2%. Model update as of 2026-07-23.
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Continuing Jobless Claims: 1.80M
Continuing Jobless Claims — Actual 1.80M, prev 1.80M. ON THE SCREWS · +0.0σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average: 208K
Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average — Actual 208K, prev 214K. BELOW FORECAST · -0.4σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
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Chicago Fed National Activity Index: -0.02
Chicago Fed National Activity Index — Actual -0.02, prev -0.1. ABOVE FORECAST. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Initial Jobless Claims: 187K
Initial Jobless Claims — Actual 187K, forecast 212K, prev 208K. BELOW FORECAST · -1.8σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
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Money markets: SOFR 3.62% (+1bp) · Fed ON RRP $0.4B (+$0.1B d/d)
Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-07-22: 3.62% (prior 3.61%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-07-22: $0.4B (prior day $0.3B).
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EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change: 2.01M
EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change — Actual 2.01M, forecast -1.50M, prev -1.69M. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.4σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 1.2% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.4% · core PCE 3.2%
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 1.2%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.4%, core PCE 3.2%. Model update as of 2026-07-22.
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Money markets: SOFR 3.61% (+4bp) · Fed ON RRP $0.3B (+$0.2B d/d)
Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-07-21: 3.61% (prior 3.57%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-07-21: $0.3B (prior day $0.0B).
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MBA Mortgage Applications: 1.9%
MBA Mortgage Applications — Actual 1.9%, prev -2.7%. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.3σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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API Weekly Crude Oil Stock: -1.7M
API Weekly Crude Oil Stock — Actual -1.7M, prev -0.06M. BELOW PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 1.0% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.3% · core PCE 3.2%
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 1.0%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.3%, core PCE 3.2%. Model update as of 2026-07-21.
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Redbook Index (YoY): 7.8
Redbook Index (YoY) — Actual 7.8, prev 8.2. BELOW FORECAST · -0.7σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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ADP Employment Change 4-week average: 16K
ADP Employment Change 4-week average — Actual 16K, prev 20K. BELOW FORECAST. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
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Money markets: SOFR 3.57% (-2bp) · Fed ON RRP $0.0B (-$0.1B d/d)
Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-07-20: 3.57% (prior 3.59%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-07-20: $0.0B (prior day $0.1B).
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 0.9% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.2% · core PCE 3.2%
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 0.9%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.2%, core PCE 3.2%. Model update as of 2026-07-20.
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Money markets: SOFR 3.59% (-3bp) · Fed ON RRP $0.1B (-$0.0B d/d)
Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-07-17: 3.59% (prior 3.62%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-07-17: $0.1B (prior day $0.1B).
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CFTC Oil NC Net Positions: 63K
CFTC Oil NC Net Positions — Actual 63K, prev 76K. BELOW FORECAST. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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CFTC Gold NC Net Positions: 187K
CFTC Gold NC Net Positions — Actual 187K, prev 194K. ON THE SCREWS. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions: -39K
CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions — Actual -39K, prev -43K. ABOVE FORECAST. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count: 452
Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count — Actual 452, forecast 446, prev 445. ON THE SCREWS. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Atlanta Fed GDPNow: Q2 growth tracking 1.7% (was 1.7%)
Atlanta Fed GDPNow model estimate of real GDP growth (SAAR) for Q2 2026: 1.68%, revised from 1.74%.
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 0.7% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.1% · core PCE 3.2%
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 0.7%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.1%, core PCE 3.2%. Model update as of 2026-07-17.
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Michigan Consumer Expectations Index: 54
Michigan Consumer Expectations Index — Actual 54, prev 50.7. ABOVE FORECAST. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation: 3.3
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation — Actual 3.3, prev 3.3. ON THE SCREWS. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation Expectations: 4.2
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation Expectations — Actual 4.2, prev 4.6. BELOW FORECAST. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH.
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