Market Events Archive
Every major U.S. release and Fed event we covered: what was expected, what happened, why it mattered and the key takeaways. Each page reflects information available at the time of the event.
42 events match this view.
Growth & Activity
New home sales serve as a critical forward-looking indicator for consumer spending and underlying economic health. Swing and position traders monitored this release to see if…
Federal Reserve
The New York Fed's routine bill purchases help manage short-term liquidity in the financial system. Despite this scheduled operation, broader risk-off price action dominated the…
Growth & Activity
Building permits serve as a critical leading indicator for economic health, offering Wall Street an early look into real estate activity and future construction spending. Swing…
Jobs
Wall Street tracks weekly jobless claims for real-time signals on labor market health and economic momentum. Heading into the print, consensus looked for a slight uptick to 201K…
Federal Reserve
As Vice Chair of the FOMC, John Williams holds a permanent vote, making his policy commentary a major catalyst for interest rate expectations. Traders watched closely to gauge…
Federal Reserve
Traders monitor Federal Reserve commentary to gauge how policymakers view current financial conditions and interest rate paths. Michael Barr's remarks triggered a broad risk-off…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street closely tracks flash PMI data to gauge whether business activity is maintaining its momentum. With the previous composite reading sitting at a solid 56.0, traders…
Federal Reserve
Traders closely monitor remarks from New York Fed President John Williams for subtle cues on monetary policy and economic expectations. As a key voting member on the FOMC, his…
Federal Reserve
Regional manufacturing surveys give traders early insight into economic momentum between major national reports. Even with a lower market impact, traders watch these updates to…
Jobs
Wall Street tracks ADP employment updates to gauge private-sector hiring momentum ahead of broader policy decisions. For swing and position traders, shifts in labor conditions…
Federal Reserve
Wall Street tracks the Chicago Fed National Activity Index to gauge overall economic momentum through a single composite dataset. The shift from +0.08 to -0.04 signals that…
Federal Reserve
Speeches from Federal Reserve governors like Michelle Bowman offer vital context on the central bank's policy direction. Traders closely monitored her commentary for hints on…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street tracks manufacturing production to gauge underlying economic momentum and industrial health. Swing and position traders watched this release to see if factory output…
Growth & Activity
Industrial production offers traders a direct look at physical output across manufacturing, mining, and utilities. With consensus expecting output to pick up to 0.30% from the…
Growth & Activity
Housing starts serve as a critical health check for underlying economic momentum and interest rate sensitivity. Wall Street monitored this release to see if new residential…
Growth & Activity
Building permits serve as a key leading indicator for housing health and broader macroeconomic momentum. Wall Street tracks this data closely because future construction permits…
Jobs
Wall Street watched this release closely to see if employment conditions were softening enough to support broader monetary easing. The lower-than-expected print showed surprising…
Federal Reserve
Wall Street closely tracks the Philly Fed survey as an early pulse on regional manufacturing activity and broader economic health. Traders were watching this release to see…
Federal Reserve
Wall Street tuned into the Fed press conference to gauge the trajectory of future interest rate policy. Traders were watching closely to see if central bank commentary would…
Federal Reserve
Wall Street closely tracks the quarterly FOMC Economic Projections because they show how Federal Reserve officials expect interest rates, inflation, and economic growth to unfold.…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street closely monitors the Retail Sales Control Group to gauge the core strength of the American consumer. A surprise reading this far above expectations forces traders to…
Inflation
Wall Street closely tracks import prices to gauge whether global trade costs are reigniting inflation before it hits consumer pocketbooks. With markets navigating delicate rate…
Federal Reserve
Regional Fed service surveys give traders an early look at economic momentum across key business hubs. A sudden swing into negative territory signals rapid cooling in the service…
Jobs
Wall Street pays close attention to ADP data as an early indicator of private-sector labor health and overall economic momentum. Following a very low previous reading of 12K…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street watches Existing Home Sales as a key temperature check on consumer health and overall economic momentum. Because housing activity fuels major spending across secondary…
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve liquidity operations like Treasury bill purchases help manage short-term funding markets and overall system reserves. Position traders track these routine balance…
Inflation
Wall Street closely tracks Core PPI because wholesale price trends often signal where consumer inflation is headed next. With consensus expectations pointing to a 0.30% monthly…
Jobs
Wall Street closely tracks weekly jobless claims for real-time clues on labor market health and economic momentum. Coming in at 206K versus the 205K consensus, the print signals…
Inflation
Traders monitor wholesale inflation figures to gauge pipeline pricing pressures before they reach consumers. An uptick in wholesale costs signals that businesses may face squeezed…
Jobs
Wall Street closely tracks private payroll updates like the ADP report to gauge the underlying health of the labor market. With the prior reading sitting at a subdued 11.75K…