Category: Money

Results are moderate for the monthly 30-year bond auction, where coverage, at 2.23, was on the low side of this year’s range but the bidding …

Treasury notes are sold at regularly scheduled public auctions. The competitive bids at these auctions determine the interest rate paid on each Treasury note issue. …

Definition. Compiled by the European Commission, the flash consumer confidence index is a broad measure of consumer sentiment. It is based on monthly surveys of …

Results are moderately solid for the monthly 3-year note auction, where coverage, at 2.76, was middling but the bidding fairly tight, pulling down the high …

Definition. The Consumer Price Index is a measure of the change in the average price level of a fixed basket of goods and services purchased …

Definition. Existing home sales tally the number of previously constructed homes, condominiums and co-ops in which a sale closed during the month. Existing homes (also …

Definition. Retail sales measure the total receipts at stores that sell merchandise and related services to final consumers. Sales are by retail and food services …

Highlights. Following this year’s climb, the investor movement index rebounded to a reading of 7.40 in October from 7.14 in September. The increased reflected increasing …

Definition. The Producer Prices Index (PPI) measures the gross trading price of industrial goods sold into the domestic market. Changes in the index provide a …

These correlations offer opportunities for investors who have exposure to either currencies or commodities.  For example, one could take a position in a commodity and …

Across the Pacific Ocean, China’s yield curve is telling a starkly different story.  After inverting in May and June, its yield curve remains extremely flat …

The number of operating oil rigs plateaued at just over 750 in July, according to data from oil services provider Baker Hughes.  This by itself …