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Geopolitical Risk And Global Covid-19 Trends Weigh On Markets

Blue Line Futures
April 20, 2021
U.S. benchmarks still pointed lower ahead of the bell and several macro narratives have been weighing on the tape. Still, all things considered, this is a very expected pullback after the S&P and NQ both went a little too far, a little too quickly.
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Last Week's Contained Inflation, Strong Economic Activity Likely Won't Be Tested This Week

Blue Line Futures
April 19, 2021
This week’s economic calendar will not test last week’s supportive footprint until Friday’s Flash PMIs, but we dive headfirst into earnings season and hear from both the Bank of Canada and the ECB ahead of next week’s FOMC meeting.
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An Early Deluge Of Economic Data Will Guide Today's Trading Day

Blue Line Futures
April 15, 2021
Retail Sales, NY Empire State Manufacturing, Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing, and Weekly Jobless Claims all came due at 7:30 a.m. CT. Industrial Production was released at 8:15 a.m. CT and will be followed by a lineup of Fed speakers through the afternoon.
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Volatility From Tuesday's Johnson & Johnson News Subdued By Contained Inflation

Blue Line Futures
April 14, 2021
Core CPI came in far from the feared hot read. Additionally, after St. Louis Fed President James Bullard correlated a 75% vaccination rate as a baseline for taper talk, the Johnson & Johnson news could’ve been broadly supportive.
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Core CPI Data, Treasury Market, And Fed Speakers Garner Today's Attention

Blue Line Futures
April 13, 2021
Fed Chair Powell has continued to emphasize his rhetoric that an acceleration in inflation through the summer is only expected to be transitory due to expected base data. Still, we didn't want to see the data run away and bring cause for policy to be reactionary.
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Chairman Powell's Interview With CBS's '60 Minutes' Highlights Fed's Accommodative Policy

Blue Line Futures
April 12, 2021
Chair Powell's interview gives credence to the Fed’s patience with its unprecedented policy measures and rhetoric of symmetrical inflation targeting. Coincidentally, the story comes ahead of tomorrow’s pivotal CPI read and a deluge of Treasuries hitting the market.
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Friday's Nonfarm Payroll Report Brings Tailwinds To U.S. Benchmarks

Blue Line Futures
April 5, 2021
U.S. benchmarks finished Q1 and started Q2 with fireworks before Friday’s Nonfarm Payroll report brought added tailwinds. We now view the next 2-3 sessions as critical in solidifying investors’ appetite for the next 3-week narrative and defining a very bullish technical breakout. 
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Benchmarks Point Higher This Morning Ahead Of The Long Weekend

Blue Line Futures
April 1, 2021
U.S. benchmarks were pointing higher this morning ahead of both the bell and a long weekend. Tomorrow brings Nonfarm Payroll, but the NYSE is closed and index futures only trade through 8:15 a.m. CT due to the Good Friday holiday.
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U.S. Benchmarks May Be Composing Themselves For Higher Prices In April

Blue Line Futures
March 31, 2021
With a melting pot of narratives, this quarter brought a lot of chop, but at the end of the day, the trend is higher, the fundamentals are supportive, and there’s no reason to believe either will dissipate, at least not through April.
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There’s A Tailwind To Both The U.S. Dollar And Treasury Rates

Blue Line Futures
March 30, 2021
With Europeans in lockdown and the U.S. seeing a successful vaccine rollout, there’s a tailwind to both the U.S. Dollar and Treasury rates. The latter adds strength to the former.