Thursday, August 01, 2013

Friday Watch

Night Trading
  • Asian equity indices are +.25% to +.75% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 142.0 -3.0 basis points.
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign CDS Index 111.0 -3.25 basis points.
  • FTSE-100 futures +.42%.
  • S&P 500 futures +.07%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures +.19%.
Morning Preview Links

Earnings of Note

Company/Estimate
  • (ANR)/-.59
  • (AXL)/.30
  • (EAT)/.74
  • (CVC)/.05
  • (CBOE)/.51
  • (CVX)/2.98
  • (CHD)/.60
  • (ETN)/1.11
  • (IT)/.53
  • (RUTH)/.17
  • (SEE)/.25
  • (SUP)/.20
  • (TDS)/.12
  • (VIAB)/1.30
  • (RAIL)/-.10
Economic Releases
8:30 am EST
  • The Change in Non-Farm Payrolls for July is estimated to fall to 185K versus 195K in June.
  • The Unemployment Rate for July is estimated to fall to 7.5% versus 7.6% in June.
  • Average Hourly Earnings for July are estimated to rise +.2% versus a +.4% gain in June.
  • Personal Income for June is estimated to rise +.4% versus a +.5% gain in May.
  • Personal Spending for June is estimated to rise +.5% versus a +.3% gain in May.
  • PCE Core for June is estimated to rise +.1% versus a +.1% gain in May.
10:00 am EST
  • Factory Orders for June are estimated to rise +2.3% versus a +2.1% gain in May.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Fed's Bullard speaking, China Non-Manufacturing PMI report, Eurozone PPI, ISM New York for July and the (DELL) shareholder meeting could also impact trading today.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are higher, boosted by industrial and real estate shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open modestly higher and to weaken into the afternoon, finishing mixed. The Portfolio is 75% net long heading into the day.

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