Archive for 'Factory Orders' Category

Rates Jump On Fed Inflation Warning

4 March 2008

Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fischer in comments today warned that inflation may still be a problem even if economic growth continues to be weak. As a result rates increased today, you should expect rates 25 basis points higher today. There were no scheduled economic reports today.
Tomorrow on deck is the Q4 Productivity [...]

Rates Up on Factory Orders Data

4 February 2008

Bonds were down on stronger than expected manufacturing data.  Rates should increase by .125 to the points.
December Factory Orders posted higher than expected readings, indicating that the manufacturing sector is stronger than believed.ÂÂ
There are no economic reports due for release tomorrow.  Fourth Quarter Productivity and Costs report is due out [...]