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The Market At 2010-07-29 11:55:14 ET
10-Year: 2.967 +06+/32   GNMAs:    EUR/USD: 1.3064   USD/JPY: 86.92

(11:39) Holding near best in week with 10 near 2.96%

(10:55) Edging back, but pressure remains as stocks try to pull higher

(9:30) Mixed with long end dragging hard

Initial Claims: Acutal 457K, consensus 460K, Prior (revised) 468K

Continuing Claims: Actual 4565K, consensus 4500K, Prior (revised) 4484K

Auction $29B 7-yrs


Bills: Treasury will auction $30 bln each 3-and-6-mos Mon

The Interest Rate Outlook

Last Updated: 2010-07-28, 16:00:24 ET

Testing. Testing. One. Two.
The Federal Reserve has stated, repeatedly, that rates will be exceptionally low for an "extended period," (although Kansas City Fed president Hoenig is not entirely down with that "extended period" business).
They had announced at year end that they may begin running "tests" of a "term deposit facility" which ultimately allows them to extract some of the stimulus,...
Last Updated: 2010-07-26, 08:55:21 ET

Well, that was another rough day with the 10-year backed up to trade to 2.995% from 2.851% Wednesday while the 2-year just hung around near record levels, hardly budging. The market got walloped following the release of select European banks "stress tests." These tests were meant to prepare regulators for potential problems while setting players at ease, and, incidentally, lay off the...

Date ET Release For Actual Briefing.com Consensus Prior
Jul 2908:30:00Initial Claims07/24457K450K464K468K
Jul 2908:30:01Continuing Claims07/174565K4550K4550K4484K
Jul 3008:30:00GDP-Adv.Q23.0%2.5%2.7%
Jul 3008:30:01Chain Deflator-Adv.Q20.7%1.1%1.1%
Jul 3008:30:03Employment Cost IndexQ20.5%0.5%0.6%
Jul 3009:45:00Chicago PMIJul58.556.359.1
Jul 3009:55:00U Michigan Sentiment - FinalJul67.567.566.5