It's downright rare for a 30yr REFUNDING auction to...

A few notes on the 30yr Treasury auction coming up...

It's somewhat of an interesting morning so far with...

- Trade gap shrinks to $41.55 bln from $43.79 bln previously
- Consensus was $45.0 bln

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total September exports of $187.0 billion and imports of $228.5 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $41.5 billion, down from $43.8 billion in August, revised. September exports were $5.6 billion more than August exports of $181.4 billion. September imports were $3.4 billion more than August imports of $225.2 billion.

In September, the goods deficit decreased $1.4 billion from August to $57.5 billion, and the services surplus increased $0.8 billion from August to $15.9 billion. Exports of goods increased $5.4 billion to $134.0 billion, and imports of goods increased $3.9 billion to $191.5 billion. Exports of services increased $0.3 billion to $53.0 billion, and imports of services decreased $0.6 billion to $37.1 billion.

The goods and services deficit decreased $2.9 billion from September 2011 to September 2012. Exports were up $6.4 billion, or 3.5 percent, and imports were up $3.4 billion, or 1.5 percent.

- Claims 355k vs 370k Consensus, 363k Previous
- Continued Claims Lowest Since July 2008
- Labor Department Says Superstorm Sandy boosted claims in some states and depressed claims in at least one state.

In the week ending November 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 355,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 363,000. The 4-week moving average was 370,500, an increase of 3,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 367,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending October 27, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending October 27 was 3,127,000, a decrease of 135,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 3,262,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,227,750, a decrease of 38,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,266,250.

It's downright rare for a 30yr REFUNDING auction to...

A few notes on the 30yr Treasury auction coming up...

It's somewhat of an interesting morning so far with...

- Trade gap shrinks to $41.55 bln from $43.79 bln previously
- Consensus was $45.0 bln

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total September exports of $187.0 billion and imports of $228.5 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $41.5 billion, down from $43.8 billion in August, revised. September exports were $5.6 billion more than August exports of $181.4 billion. September imports were $3.4 billion more than August imports of $225.2 billion.

In September, the goods deficit decreased $1.4 billion from August to $57.5 billion, and the services surplus increased $0.8 billion from August to $15.9 billion. Exports of goods increased $5.4 billion to $134.0 billion, and imports of goods increased $3.9 billion to $191.5 billion. Exports of services increased $0.3 billion to $53.0 billion, and imports of services decreased $0.6 billion to $37.1 billion.

The goods and services deficit decreased $2.9 billion from September 2011 to September 2012. Exports were up $6.4 billion, or 3.5 percent, and imports were up $3.4 billion, or 1.5 percent.

- Claims 355k vs 370k Consensus, 363k Previous
- Continued Claims Lowest Since July 2008
- Labor Department Says Superstorm Sandy boosted claims in some states and depressed claims in at least one state.

In the week ending November 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 355,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 363,000. The 4-week moving average was 370,500, an increase of 3,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 367,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending October 27, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending October 27 was 3,127,000, a decrease of 135,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 3,262,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,227,750, a decrease of 38,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,266,250.

- Trade gap shrinks to $41.55 bln from $43.79 bln previously
- Consensus was $45.0 bln

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total September exports of $187.0 billion and imports of $228.5 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $41.5 billion, down from $43.8 billion in August, revised. September exports were $5.6 billion more than August exports of $181.4 billion. September imports were $3.4 billion more than August imports of $225.2 billion.

In September, the goods deficit decreased $1.4 billion from August to $57.5 billion, and the services surplus increased $0.8 billion from August to $15.9 billion. Exports of goods increased $5.4 billion to $134.0 billion, and imports of goods increased $3.9 billion to $191.5 billion. Exports of services increased $0.3 billion to $53.0 billion, and imports of services decreased $0.6 billion to $37.1 billion.

The goods and services deficit decreased $2.9 billion from September 2011 to September 2012. Exports were up $6.4 billion, or 3.5 percent, and imports were up $3.4 billion, or 1.5 percent.

- Claims 355k vs 370k Consensus, 363k Previous
- Continued Claims Lowest Since July 2008
- Labor Department Says Superstorm Sandy boosted claims in some states and depressed claims in at least one state.

In the week ending November 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 355,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 363,000. The 4-week moving average was 370,500, an increase of 3,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 367,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending October 27, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending October 27 was 3,127,000, a decrease of 135,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 3,262,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,227,750, a decrease of 38,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,266,250.