US Economy and Credit Markets Week Ended February 8, 2013

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US Economy and Credit Markets Week Ended February 8, 2013

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Treasuries lifted higher this week amidst volatility in equity markets and mixed economic data. Yields fell on Monday in "risk off" trading as U.S. December Factory orders rose 1.8%, missing expectations, and the January ISM New York survey was reported at 56.7. Tuesday marked a reversal of course when European stocks rallied and Treasuries declined, with the 10 year closing at around a 2 percent yield. On Wednesday, Treasuries rallied modestly and the U.S. Treasury called on Congress to pass a longer term debt limit while announcing plans to sell $72B of notes and bonds next week. Robert Shiller, co-creator of the S&P/Case-Shiller index was also quoted as saying that he sees no "major rally" in U.S. housing values. On Thursday, yields were relatively unchanged amid a choppy trading session and mixed economic data. Q4 Nonfarm Productivity fell -2%, missing expectations for a -1.4% decline. Q4 Unit Labor costs also grew 4.5%,150 bps greater than expected while December Consumer Credit expanded to $14.59B. On Friday, Treasuries fell intraday, but ultimately moved higher, sending yields down, when reports showed that the U.S. Trade Deficit was -$38.5B in December against expectations of -$46B. Major economic reports (and related consensus forecasts) for next week include: Tuesday: January Monthly Budget Statement (-$2B); Wednesday: January Import Price Index (.8% MoM), January Advance Retail Sales (.1%), and Dec. Business Inventories (.3%) Friday: February Empire Manufacturing (-2.00), January Industrial Production (.2%), January Capacity Utilization (78.9%), and February Preliminary U. of Michigan Confidence (74.8)

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