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Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY): 3.7

Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY) — Actual 3.7, forecast 3.7, prev 4.1. ON THE SCREWS · +0.0σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.

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Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM): -0.1

Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM) — Actual -0.1, forecast -0.1, prev 0.4. ON THE SCREWS · +0.0σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.

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Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average: 203K

Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average — Actual 203K, prev 208K. BELOW FORECAST · -0.4σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.

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Gross Domestic Product Price Index: 6.3

Gross Domestic Product Price Index — Actual 6.3, forecast 3.6, prev 3.6. ABOVE FORECAST. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.

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Gross Domestic Product Annualized: 1.5

Gross Domestic Product Annualized — Actual 1.5, forecast 2.1, prev 2.1. BELOW FORECAST · -1.1σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.

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Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ): 3.4

Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ) — Actual 3.4, forecast 3.5, prev 4.4. ON THE SCREWS. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.

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Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY): 3.3

Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY) — Actual 3.3, forecast 3.3, prev 3.4. ON THE SCREWS · +0.0σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.

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Continuing Jobless Claims: 1.78M

Continuing Jobless Claims — Actual 1.78M, forecast 1.80M, prev 1.80M. ON THE SCREWS · -0.0σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.

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Personal Spending: 0.3

Personal Spending — Actual 0.3, forecast 0.3, prev 0.7. ON THE SCREWS · +0.0σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.

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Personal Income (MoM): 0.2

Personal Income (MoM) — Actual 0.2, forecast 0.3, prev 0.7. BELOW FORECAST · -0.6σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.

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Initial Jobless Claims: 197K

Initial Jobless Claims — Actual 197K, forecast 200K, prev 187K. BELOW FORECAST · -0.2σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.

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Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM): 0.1

Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM) — Actual 0.1, forecast 0.2, prev 0.3. BELOW FORECAST · -1.7σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH.

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Money markets: SOFR 3.65% (unch) · Fed ON RRP $2.6B (+$1.4B d/d)

Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-07-29: 3.65% (prior 3.65%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-07-29: $2.6B (prior day $1.1B).

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German: Consumer Price Index (YoY): 2.8

German: Consumer Price Index (YoY) — Actual 2.8, forecast 2.7, prev 2.3. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.7σ. Bunds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.

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German: Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY): 2.8

German: Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY) — Actual 2.8, forecast 2.8, prev 2.4. ON THE SCREWS. Bunds neutral · Equities neutral.

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German: Consumer Price Index (MoM): 0.8

German: Consumer Price Index (MoM) — Actual 0.8, forecast 0.7, prev -0.3. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.0σ. Bunds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.

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Fed Interest Rate Decision: 3.75%

Fed Interest Rate Decision — Actual 3.75%, forecast 3.75%, prev 3.75%. ON THE SCREWS · +0.0σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.

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EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change: -7.17M

EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change — Actual -7.17M, forecast -2.50M, prev 2.01M. BELOW FORECAST · -1.9σ. 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 2026-07-29.

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Money markets: SOFR 3.65% (+1bp) · Fed ON RRP $1.1B (-$0.3B d/d)

Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-07-28: 3.65% (prior 3.64%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-07-28: $1.1B (prior day $1.4B).

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MBA Mortgage Applications: -6.4%

MBA Mortgage Applications — Actual -6.4%, prev 1.9%. BELOW FORECAST · -2.4σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.

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API Weekly Crude Oil Stock: 3.30M

API Weekly Crude Oil Stock — Actual 3.30M, forecast -1.50M, prev 2.60M. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.6σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.

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Atlanta Fed GDPNow: Q2 growth tracking 1.5% (was 1.6%)

Atlanta Fed GDPNow model estimate of real GDP growth (SAAR) for Q2 2026: 1.54%, revised from 1.58%.

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Consumer Confidence: 90.8

Consumer Confidence — Actual 90.8, forecast 92.3, prev 91.2. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 0.3 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.

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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 2026-07-28.

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Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index: 5

Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index — Actual 5, forecast 10, prev 4. BELOW FORECAST · -0.8σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.

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Redbook Index (YoY): 8.3

Redbook Index (YoY) — Actual 8.3, prev 7.8. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.8σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.

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S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (YoY): 1.6

S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (YoY) — Actual 1.6, forecast 1.3, prev 1.1. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.8σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.

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Housing Price Index (MoM): 0.3

Housing Price Index (MoM) — Actual 0.3, forecast 0.2, prev -0.1. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.3σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.

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Wholesale Inventories: 0.3

Wholesale Inventories — Actual 0.3, forecast 0.2, prev 0.1. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.3σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.

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Goods Trade Balance: -101.5B

Goods Trade Balance — Actual -101.5B, forecast -98.0B, prev -106.5B. BELOW FORECAST · -1.2σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.

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ADP Employment Change 4-week average: 15K

ADP Employment Change 4-week average — Actual 15K, prev 16K. BELOW FORECAST. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.

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Money markets: SOFR 3.64% (unch) · Fed ON RRP $1.4B (+$0.7B d/d)

Secured Overnight Financing Rate for 2026-07-27: 3.64% (prior 3.64%). ON RRP total accepted for 2026-07-27: $1.4B (prior day $0.7B).

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Atlanta Fed GDPNow: Q2 growth tracking 1.6% (was 1.7%)

Atlanta Fed GDPNow model estimate of real GDP growth (SAAR) for Q2 2026: 1.58%, revised from 1.68%.

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Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index: 1.3

Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index — Actual 1.3, prev 0. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.3σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.

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Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 1.5% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.6% · core PCE 3.2%

Cleveland Fed inflation nowcasting model, Q3 2026 (quarterly annualized % change): CPI 1.5%, core CPI 1.9%, PCE 2.6%, core PCE 3.2%. Model update as of 2026-07-27.

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Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex Aircraft: 0.9

Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex Aircraft — Actual 0.9, prev 1.6. BELOW FORECAST. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.

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Durable Goods Orders ex Defense: 0.3

Durable Goods Orders ex Defense — Actual 0.3, prev -4.6. ABOVE FORECAST. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.

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Durable Goods Orders: 0.3

Durable Goods Orders — Actual 0.3, forecast 1.6, prev -4.5. BELOW FORECAST · -0.9σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.

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Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation: 0.6

Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation — Actual 0.6, forecast 0.9, prev 1.3. BELOW FORECAST · -0.9σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.

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