CPI and retail sales headline the US calendar

Scheduled events

Key US macro releases will arrive over the next three days. The Consumer Price Index is scheduled Wed Oct 14, 12:30 UTC and is a high-importance macro release from bls; consensus and previous values are not provided. Retail sales (Census) is scheduled Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed) and is also a high-importance macro release from fred; consensus and previous values are not provided. The Producer Price Index is scheduled Thu Oct 15, 12:30 UTC as a medium-importance macro release from bls; consensus and previous values are not provided. Weekly jobless claims (DOL) is scheduled Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed) as a medium-importance macro release from fred; consensus and previous values are not provided.

• Wed Oct 14, 12:30 UTC — Consumer Price Index (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed) — Retail sales (Census) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 15, 12:30 UTC — Producer Price Index (US) (source)

Where markets stand

As of Oct 13, 20:00 UTC, ETF prices and moves from the prior close were as follows. The SPY ETF was little changed from the prior close at $778.01. The QQQ ETF fell 0.33% from the prior close to $743.57. The DIA ETF fell 0.33% from the prior close to $516.21. The IWM ETF fell 0.43% from the prior close to $276.70. The EWG ETF rose 0.59% from the prior close to $41.20. The EWU ETF rose 0.26% from the prior close to $46.82. The EWJ ETF was little changed from the prior close at $97.32. The VIXY ETF fell 0.12% from the prior close to $16.02.

Recent headlines

CoinDesk reported that BNY and Citadel Securities are testing tokenized U.S. Treasuries to speed up Wall Street financing and separately reported Federated Hermes’ plans for first onchain fund shares. Yahoo published market pieces noting stock futures held up as Meta and AMD led buys and that Bank of America dipped after a $1.2 billion Treasury Department fine.

• BNY, Citadel Securities test tokenized U.S. Treasuries to speed up Wall Street financing — CoinDesk, Oct 13, 21:52 UTC
• Dow Jones Futures: Stock Market Holds Up As Meta, AMD Lead Buys; ASML, CPI Inflation Due — Yahoo, Oct 13, 21:49 UTC
• Stock Market Today, Oct. 13: Bank of America Dips After $1.2 Billion Fine From Treasury Department — Yahoo, Oct 13, 21:40 UTC
• Federated Hermes joins Wall Street's tokenization push with plans for first onchain fund shares — CoinDesk, Oct 13, 11:56 UTC

Sources and data

• CoinDesk (secondary source) — BNY, Citadel Securities test tokenized U.S. Treasuries to speed up Wall Street financing
• Yahoo (secondary source) — Dow Jones Futures: Stock Market Holds Up As Meta, AMD Lead Buys; ASML, CPI Inflation Due
• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 13, 20:00 UTC; report generated Oct 14, 00:30 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.