Wednesday, November 2, 2022

The Morning Call---Inflation isn't going away soon.

 

The Morning Call

 

11/2/22

 

 

The Market

         

    Technical

 

            Tuesday in the charts.

            https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/bonds-stocks-battered-good-jolts-print-sends-rate-hike-odds-soaring

 

            Can we melt up?

            https://www.zerohedge.com/the-market-ear/vacuum

 

            Small caps over large caps.

            https://allstarcharts.com/chart-of-the-day-biggie-over-smalls/

 

            Bonds rally on yield curve inversion.

            https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-01/powell-s-favored-curve-on-cusp-of-inversion-as-pivot-hopes-swell?srnd=premium&sref=loFkkPMQ

 

    Fundamental

 

       Headlines

 

              The Economy

 

                        US

                             

Weekly mortgage applications fell 0.5% while purchase applications were down 0.8%.

 

September job openings (JOLTS) totaled 10.7 million versus forecasts of 10.0 million.

https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2022/11/01/september-job-openings-labor-turnover

 

September construction spending rose 0.2% versus predictions of -0.5%.

https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2022/11/construction-spending-increased-02-in.html

 

The October manufacturing PMI was 50.9 versus expectations of 49.9.

https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2022/11/01/october-s-p-global-us-manufacturing-pmitm-subdued-growth

 

The October ISM manufacturing index came in at 50.2 versus consensus of 50.0.

https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2022/11/01/ism-manufacturing-index-inched-down-in-october

 

The October ADP private payroll report showed an increase in jobs of 239,000 versus projections of 195,000.

https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/adp-employment-report-shows-labor-market-strengthened-october

 

                        International

 

The September German trade balance was +E3.7 billion versus estimates  of +E0.7 billion; the October manufacturing PMI was 45.1 versus 45.7.

 

The October EU manufacturing PMI was 46.4 versus forecasts of 46.6.

 

                        Other

           

              September median household income.

              https://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2022/11/median-household-income-in-september.html#.Y2FfFXbMKUk

 

              October regional Fed bank manufacturing index overview.

              https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2022/11/01/october-regional-fed-manufacturing-overview

 

The Fed

 

  The Bank of Japan’s ‘pivot’ looms as a major risk to markets.

  https://www.ft.com/content/7dc54c2c-898e-4c96-b312-dad57e250a61

 

  Another must read from Barry Ritholtz.

  https://ritholtz.com/2022/11/when-your-only-tool-is-a-hammer/

 

  Peak Fed hawkishness is still a ways off.

  https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/peak-fed-hawkishness-means-sustainable-rally-still-way

 

Inflation

 

  Inflation isn’t going away any time soon.

  https://reason.com/2022/10/31/dont-bet-on-inflation-going-away-soon/

 

  The US diesel shortage is worsening.

   https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2022/11/the-u-s-diesel-shortage-is-worsening.html

 

   More pressure on food prices.

   https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/food-inflation-revisited

 

Recession

 

  A different kind of recession indicator.

  http://mrzepczynski.blogspot.com/2022/10/just-read-newspaper-signal-on-count-of.html

 

  Homebuilders say that they are the edge of a steep downturn.

  https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/31/homebuilders-say-steeper-downturn-is-coming-as-buyers-pull-back.html

 

China

 

   Economic lessons for Chairman Xi.

  https://www.ft.com/content/1ea9722a-9706-4c95-b445-e2b3e471c0dc

 

The coronavirus

 

  Shades of badness in math and reading scores.

  https://www.joannejacobs.com/post/shades-of-badness-in-math-reading-scores

 

    News on Stocks in Our Portfolios

 

T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW) declares $1.20/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide press release (NASDAQ:CHRW): Q3 GAAP EPS of $1.78 misses by $0.37.

Revenue of $6B (-4.8% Y/Y) misses by $320M.

 

What I am reading today

 

           

 

 

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