Oct 21: Treasury yields steady ahead of US jobless claims and mortgage data

What happened

Cnbc.com reported Oct 21, 08:57 UTC that Treasury yields steadied as investors awaited jobless claims and mortgage data. The article’s headline framed the development as investors seeking more data for insights into the U.S. economic picture.

The report concerned Treasury yields and investors’ positioning ahead of near-term economic releases, and it was presented without additional attributions to other outlets.

Politics & Macro market context

As of Oct 20, 20:00 UTC, the SPY ETF was $769.05 and rose 0.34% from the prior close; the UUP ETF was $28.90 and fell 0.34% from the prior close; the GLD ETF was $377.65 and fell 0.54% from the prior close; and the USO ETF was $160.61 and fell 0.12% from the prior close.

Related coverage

Businesstimes.com.sg published a story headlined "Gold slips as investors await Fed rate signals." peakoil.com published a story headlined "Surging oil prices cap U . S . Treasury yields ; Citi warns peak has not yet arrived | Peak Oil News and Message Boards."

• Treasury yields steady as investors await jobless claims, mortgage data — cnbc.com, Oct 21, 08:57 UTC
• Gold slips as investors await Fed rate signals — businesstimes.com.sg, Oct 21, 02:15 UTC (also reported by economictimes.indiatimes.com)
• Surging oil prices cap U . S . Treasury yields ; Citi warns peak has not yet arrived | Peak Oil News and Message Boards — peakoil.com, Oct 20, 13:15 UTC
• Foreign Investors Poured $1 Trillion Into U . S . Stocks but a 59 % Drop in Treasury Buying Could Make Your Next Home or Car Loan More Expensive — aol.com, Oct 20, 16:15 UTC (also reported by 247wallst.com)
• Fed rate increases could lead to lower mortgage rates , Habib says — mpamag.com, Oct 20, 20:45 UTC

What to watch

The Weekly jobless claims (DOL) is scheduled Thu Oct 22 (time not confirmed). The University of Michigan consumer sentiment is scheduled Fri Oct 23 (time not confirmed).

• Thu Oct 22 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (source)
• Fri Oct 23 (time not confirmed) — University of Michigan consumer sentiment (US) (source)

Sources and data

• cnbc.com (secondary source) — Treasury yields steady as investors await jobless claims, mortgage data
• businesstimes.com.sg (secondary source) — Gold slips as investors await Fed rate signals
• peakoil.com (secondary source) — Surging oil prices cap U . S . Treasury yields ; Citi warns peak has not yet arrived | Peak Oil News and Message Boards
• aol.com (secondary source) — Foreign Investors Poured $1 Trillion Into U . S . Stocks but a 59 % Drop in Treasury Buying Could Make Your Next Home or Car Loan More Expen
• mpamag.com (secondary source) — Fed rate increases could lead to lower mortgage rates , Habib says
• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• 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
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 20, 20:00 UTC; report generated Oct 21, 09:40 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.