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Stocks were slipping further after yesterday\u2019s significant losses as corporate earnings took center stage and economic data shifted to the back seat. Quarrels in Washington didn’t help either with President Trump sending confrontational messages to Beijing and Fed Chair Powell. The Commander in Chief wants the central bank leader to follow in the footsteps of the ECB, which reduced its key benchmark by 25-bps this morning. The disagreement offers market participants d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu similar to the Head of State\u2019s first term, when he would get upset that the institution wouldn\u2019t lower short-term rates. Investors are picking up equities though as illustrated by sector breadth being impressively positive, but a disappointing outlook from United Health Group is weighing on the indices. Investors are also scooping up forecast contracts as well as futures tied to the greenback and crude oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Builders Focus on Rentals Instead of Singles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Weak demand for single-family homes depressed construction activity last month, but permit filings for rental-oriented apartment buildings increased sharply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pace of housing starts fell a sharp 11.4% month over month (m\/m) to 1.324 million seasonally adjusted annualized units (SAAU) in March, weaker than the 1.42 million median estimate and February\u2019s 1.49 million. It was the weakest result since November. Conversely, permits rose for the first time in four months, rising to 1.482 million SAAU, exceeding expectations of 1.45 million and the previous month\u2019s 1.459 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The single-family component was especially disappointing, with its pace of starts falling 14.2% m\/m to the lowest level since July of last year while apartment buildings remained unchanged. Similarly, permits featured a 2% drop in single-family houses but a sharp 10.1% jump in apartment buildings. From a regional perspective, sizeable declines in the West and South of 30.9% and 17.1% overwhelmed the 76.2% and 1.4% gains in the smaller Northeast and Midwest areas. Permits were up in three out of four regions with the West, Northeast and South advancing 5.8%, 4.3% and 3% while the Midwest slipped 9.5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Past performance is not indicative of future results<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unemployment claims remained range bound during the last two weeks in another indication of stable labor conditions. Initial claims declined to 215,000 for the week ended April 12, lighter than the median estimate of 225,000 and the prior period\u2019s 224,000. Continuing claims rose, however, to 1.885 million for the week ended April 5, higher than the 1.870 million expected and the previous seven-day interval of 1.844 million. Four-week moving averages also shifted in bifurcated fashion from 223,250 and 1.866 million to 220,750 and 1.867 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Past performance is not indicative of future results<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dow Decline Weighs on Sentiment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Markets are bearish as it\u2019s tough for indices to be green when the Dow Jones Industrial is plunging 1.5%. Still the other major domestic benchmarks have made it to positive several times throughout the session so far; however, at the moment, the Russell 2000 is unchanged and the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 gauges are each down 0.1%. Treasurys are near their flatlines as the 2- and 10-year maturities change hands at 3.77% and 4.30%. The greenback is catching bids, meanwhile, as traders try to get it back above its pivotal technical level of 100. The US Dollar Index is up 25 basis points (bps) as the domestic currency appreciates relative to most of its major counterparts, including the euro, pound sterling, franc, yen and loonie. It is depreciating versus the yuan and Aussie tender though. Commodity majors are suffering losses except for crude oil, as WTI climbs 1.8% to $63.06 per barrel following Washington adopting a firmer stance against Tehran and seeking to reduce exports of the critical liquid. Elsewhere, silver, gold, copper and lumber are down 1.8%, 1.2%, 0.9% and 0.3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Increasingly Delicate Monetary Policy Balance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Disagreements between central banks and political leaders aren\u2019t unique to President Trump or the United States. Indeed, disputes have occurred many times throughout history and across geographies. For elected officials, sacrificing economic growth and employment strength to tame inflation generally isn\u2019t a desirable path. But the risks of long-term price pressures are especially damaging over time and it\u2019s a major reason why most monetary policy authorities are supposed to be apolitical from a rules standpoint. But pressure from heads of states has had market participants questioning the justification for interest rate moves. In this case, President Trump doesn\u2019t mind short-term inflation while his policies make their way through their economy, but the Fed does, and that\u2019s the root of the conflict. Will Chair Powell say that tariff inflation will be transitory again? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
International Roundup<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
ECB Cuts Key Rate, Points to Economic Shocks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Citing uncertainty regarding the ongoing trade war, the European Central Bank (ECB) trimmed its key interest rate 25 bps to 2.25% this morning, a move that most analysts anticipated. It was the bank\u2019s seventh reduction since June. The ECB also updated its monetary policy description by removing a statement that the key rate is restrictive. In discussing the change, however, ECB President Christine Lagarde said the notion of a neutral rate only applies in a \u201cshock free world.\u201d Bloomberg quoted the chief policymaker as saying that anyone who thinks we are in a shock free world \u201cshould have their head examined.\u2019\u2019 She also stated that downside risks to GDP growth have increased.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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