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Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index: 54.4
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index — Actual 54.4, forecast 51, prev 49.5. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.6σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
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Capacity Utilization: 76.1
Capacity Utilization — Actual 76.1, forecast 76.2, prev 76.2. ON THE SCREWS. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Import Price Index (YoY): 7.1
Import Price Index (YoY) — Actual 7.1, prev 6.7. ABOVE FORECAST. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.
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Export Price Index (YoY): 10.2
Export Price Index (YoY) — Actual 10.2, prev 11.2. BELOW FORECAST. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH.
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Export Price Index (MoM): -0.6
Export Price Index (MoM) — Actual -0.6, forecast -0.4, prev 1.3. BELOW FORECAST. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH.
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Import Price Index (MoM): 0.3%
Import Price Index (MoM) — Actual 0.3%, forecast -0.7%, prev 1.9%. ABOVE FORECAST · +3.3σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.
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Housing Starts (MoM): 1.43M
Housing Starts (MoM) — Actual 1.43M, prev 1.18M. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
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Building Permits (MoM): 1.37M
Building Permits (MoM) — Actual 1.37M, prev 1.41M. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
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Money markets: SOFR 3.62% (-2bp) · Fed ON RRP $0.1B (-$0.0B d/d)
Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-07-16: 3.62% (prior 3.64%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-07-16: $0.1B (prior day $0.2B).
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Fed balance sheet $6.74T, +$7.4B w/w — balance sheet expanding
Federal Reserve total assets (H.4.1, WALCL) as of 2026-07-15: $6,743,028M, vs $6,735,609M the prior week.
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Atlanta Fed GDPNow: Q2 growth tracking 1.7% (was 1.3%)
Atlanta Fed GDPNow model estimate of real GDP growth (SAAR) for Q2 2026: 1.74%, revised from 1.26%.
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EIA Natural Gas Storage Change: +61.0Bcf
EIA Natural Gas Storage Change — Actual +61.0Bcf, prev 61.0B. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 0.8% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.2% · core PCE 3.2%
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 0.8%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.2%, core PCE 3.2%. Model update as of 2026-07-16.
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Pending Home Sales (YoY): -0.3
Pending Home Sales (YoY) — Actual -0.3, prev 4.8. BELOW FORECAST. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
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Pending Home Sales (MoM): -5.4
Pending Home Sales (MoM) — Actual -5.4, forecast -0.5, prev 3.8. BELOW FORECAST. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
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NAHB Housing Market Index: 34
NAHB Housing Market Index — Actual 34, forecast 35, prev 35. BELOW FORECAST · -0.3σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Business Inventories: 0.3
Business Inventories — Actual 0.3, forecast 0.3, prev 0.5. ON THE SCREWS · +0.0σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Retail Sales Control Group: 0.50%
Retail Sales Control Group — Actual 0.50%, forecast 0.50%, prev 0.70%. ON THE SCREWS · +0.0σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average: 214K
Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average — Actual 214K, prev 219K. BELOW FORECAST · -357.1σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
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Continuing Jobless Claims: 1.80M
Continuing Jobless Claims — Actual 1.80M, prev 1.81M. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
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Initial Jobless Claims: 208K
Initial Jobless Claims — Actual 208K, prev 215K. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
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Retail Sales (MoM): 0.2
Retail Sales (MoM) — Actual 0.2, forecast 0.2, prev 0.9. ON THE SCREWS · +0.0σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey: 41.4
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey — Actual 41.4, forecast 13, prev 10.3. ABOVE FORECAST · +3.5σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM): -0.2
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM) — Actual -0.2, forecast -0.1, prev 0.8. BELOW FORECAST · -0.4σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.
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Money markets: SOFR 3.64% (+1bp) · Fed ON RRP $0.2B (-$0.1B d/d)
Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-07-15: 3.64% (prior 3.63%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-07-15: $0.2B (prior day $0.3B).
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EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change: +3.0M
EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change — Actual +3.0M, prev 3.00M. ON THE SCREWS. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 0.8% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.2% · core PCE 3.2%
Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 0.8%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.2%, core PCE 3.2%. Model update as of 2026-07-15.
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Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY): 4.7%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY) — Actual 4.7%, forecast 5.2%, prev 4.9%. BELOW FORECAST · -2.8σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH.
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Producer Price Index (YoY): 5.5%
Producer Price Index (YoY) — Actual 5.5%, forecast 6.2%, prev 6.5%. BELOW FORECAST · -3.5σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH.
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Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM): 0.20%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM) — Actual 0.20%, forecast 0.40%, prev 0.40%. BELOW FORECAST · -1.8σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH.
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Producer Price Index (MoM): -0.28%
Producer Price Index (MoM) — Actual -0.28%, forecast 0.00%, prev 1.10%. BELOW FORECAST · -2.0σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH.
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NY Empire State Manufacturing Index: 15.6
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index — Actual 15.6, forecast 8.8, prev 5.7. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.8σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.
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Money markets: SOFR 3.63% (+3bp) · Fed ON RRP $0.3B (-$0.5B d/d)
Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-07-14: 3.63% (prior 3.60%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-07-14: $0.3B (prior day $0.8B).
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MBA Mortgage Applications: -2.7%
MBA Mortgage Applications — Actual -2.7%, prev -2.2%. BELOW FORECAST · -0.1σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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API Weekly Crude Oil Stock: +3.0M
API Weekly Crude Oil Stock — Actual +3.0M, prev -0.40M. ABOVE PRIOR. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Total Net TIC Flows: 132.2B
Total Net TIC Flows — Actual 132.2B, prev 26.1B. ABOVE FORECAST. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Net Long-Term TIC Flows: 232.7B
Net Long-Term TIC Flows — Actual 232.7B, forecast 128.0B, prev 103.1B. ABOVE FORECAST. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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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 2026-07-14.
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Redbook Index (YoY): 8.2
Redbook Index (YoY) — Actual 8.2, prev 11.5. BELOW FORECAST · -5.5σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.
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Consumer Price Index Core s.a: 336.07
Consumer Price Index Core s.a — Actual 336.07, prev 336.121. ON THE SCREWS. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH.
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