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Strong Jobs report is on the way

Mario Draghi is the man. What a stock rally  yesterday, and all this thanks to one single man: Mario Draghi from the ECB (European Central Bank). He started to cut all three rates, and said he will also start a new QE program if necessary.

 

All this is done because they want action in the markets. As you know, there are millions of people in the EuroZone which is unemployeed. It`s not good for the economy because their buying power remain weak.

 

But what about the U.S? Later today, we will se important reports about Nonfarm Payrolls and Unemployment rate. All investors are waiting for those reports at 8.30 a.m. This is very important news, so what can we expect?

 

Several surprisingly healthy economic indicators reported within the past month including auto sales figures and the most recent jobs numbers indicate that commerce may be picking up. The really big question that will be answered later today is whether growth in the laber market kept up its pace through May.

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According to AutoData, the car sales spiked to an annualized rate of 16,8 million units in May. This is the fastest rate of growth seen in the auto market in 7 years! GM doubled sales growth and reported a 12,6% gain compared to estimated 6,4%.

 

The automotive data is encouraging, but the nonfarm payrolls change is the indicator investors really keep a close watch on later today. The change in nonfarm payrolls may be the most influential economic indicator (other than perhaps GDP) because it`s reflective of two key factors for the national economy.

 

The jobs number tells us both about the strength of corporations and their willingness to spend cash to expand their businesses. It also gives insight into the number of newly added employees which may bolster consumer spending with their freshly minted paychecks.

 

Todays jobs report also contains supplementary information about employee earnings levels and the unemployment rate, which isn`t considered to be as clear of a signal because it is positively influenced when job-seekers drop of out the labor force in what is known as the discouraged worker effect.

 

The U.S change in nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly climbed from 203k jobs added in March to 288k in April. The markets around the world rallied after those news. Later today we will see the May jobs data.

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On todays report Morningstar has the nonfarm payrolls change consensus at 220k jobs added while the consensus from Estimize is 10% higher at 243k. Morningstar also indicate that the unemployment rate may rise slightly to 6,4% while Estimize are forecasting that unemployment will remain unchanged at 6,3%.

 

The Estimize community is expecting the number of jobs added in May to be considerably less than the number added in April, but the community is still optimistic that the labor market will outperform predictions from the majority of economists.

 

All eyes on the Labor Department`s report today at 8.30 AM EST.

 

Reports today:

08:30 a.m        Nonfarm Payrolls

08:30 a.m        Unemployment Rate

 

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Negative Interest Rate in Europe?

The Fed have printed a lot of money, just like Japan have done for years. Now, Europe are thinking of doing the same. ECB is about to join Fed in the money printing scam. Mario Draghi will speak later today, and what can we expect?

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We can see negative interest rate in Europe. Do you really know what that means? It means that you are losing your money if they are in the bank. It means that it is more attractive to put your money under the mattress. Can you belive that?

Many expect that the ECB will cut its deposit rate from zero to negative. The benchmark rate will probably also be reduced to a record low at 0,1%. If so, ECB will be the first major central bank to introduce a negative rate.

The problem for ECB and Draghi is the deflation. Their inflation goal is around 2%, but the inflation remain below 1%, and it has slowed to 0,5% last month. In March, ECB said it won`t return toward its goal until the end of 2016.

Draghi said earlier this year that large-scale asset purchases would be justified if the medium-term outlook for inflation worsens. The ECB and Bank of England have called on regulators to ease rules on asset-backed securities in Europe. That would provide a broader range of funding options for companies and create assets the ECB could buy to supply liquidity.

Rate is the Central banks tools. The lower the rate is, the bigger the problems are. What is the bank signaling if they cut the rate? It says you need to spend your money. Do not put in the bank. That`s all it is about; consumer spending. That what`s makes the world go around. A very simple concept.

European stocks are little changed before the ECB meeting today. Stoxx Europe 600 Index trading near a six-year high. U.S stock-index futures and Asian shares were also little changed. Many have waited for the news today. Will Mario Draghi shock the markets? Let`s wait and see.

Reports today:
07:45 a.m. EUR Minimum Bid Rate
08:30 a.m. EUR ECB Press Conference
08:30 a.m. USD Unemployment Claims
01:30 p.m USD FOMC Member Kocherlakota Speaks

 

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Interest-rate cut in the Euro Zone

 

Japan`s Nikkei index rose to a 7-week high today, up +0,97%. Yen retreated against the dollar and a record high for Wall Street helped the Asian stocks on upbeat U.S housing data. The broader Topix advanced 1,2% to 1,194,69.

 

European stocks are also up today, helped by Italy`s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. FTSE MIB outperform after Italy`s Prime Minister`s centre-left Democratic Party`s reform were endorsed by a strong showing in European elections.

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A big surprise for many nervous «Sell in may and go away»-investors on friday. The U.S indices increased with the DOW up +0,38% to 16,606,27, Nasdaq +0,76% to 4,185,81, and S&P 500 +0,42% to 1,900,53.

 

ECB`s President Mario Draghi says the policy makers are watching the market closely and once they see low inflation they will be ready to take some action. Draghi said they are looking for a negative spiral to take hold between low inflation, falling inflation expectations and credit.

 

«We are not resigned to allowing inflation to remain too low for too long», Draghi said today. He is trying to guide the euro area through a fragile economic recovery that remains threatened by subdued pricing power.

 

Next ECB meeting is June 5 and they are now working on a package including interest-rate cuts and liquidity injections. Many investors will wait for the next ECB meeting and the lower the interest-rate is, the bigger the problem in the economy is. You are tough if you buy stocks now.

 

Reports today:

 

04:00 a.m EST ECB President Draghi Speaks

All Day Bank holiday

 

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Consolidation since March

It was a good day for U.S stocks on friday. The Dow up +0,27%, S&P 500 +0,37% and Nasdaq +0,52%. Japan`s Nikkei is down today -0,64%, while Hang Seng is almost flat -0,04%. Copper is up +0,75% today, while Silver advance +1,14%. Gold is up +0,61%,Crude Oil (brent) is up +0,33%.

European stocks are in a red territory so far today. Stoxx 50 -0,57%, FTSE 100 -0,32%, CAC 40 -0,17% and DAX is down -0,35% so far today. Investors are waiting for the next Governing Council meeting on June 5 in Frankfurt.

It is expected that ECB (European Central Bank) will ease policy. The reason why this is expected is mostly because of what`s been saying in May 8 meeting. Draghi said that policy makers are «dissatisfied» with the inflation outlook and «confortable with acting next time».

Some speculate that it will cut the benchmark rate by 10 basis points to 0,15%, and the deposit rate, which is at zero. Denmark ended its experiment with negative rates last month. ECB`s inflation goal is just under 2%, but the inflation is below 1%.

The inflation has been below 1% since october and the Euro is strong. The currency has risen more than 7% against the dollar since early July 2013. The Euro climbed as high as $1,3993 on May 8, right after Draghi spoke. EUR is now trading at $1,3719.

Take a look at S&P 500 Large Cap Index.

SPX 19.05.2014

Many bulls and bears are frustrated. They are both waiting for the index to move, but the SPX have been in a consolidation for many weeks and months now. It all started in Mars this year. Investors are not waiting for consolidation, but rather correction. That`s why they are frustrated. The SPX is flirting with 50MA, which is at 1867,88.

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European Central Bank in focus

Nikkei is up today +0,8% to 15,071,88. It`s up because of the news from China which is taking steps to stimulate its economy. All this because they want to reach their goal of the growth at 7,5% in GDP.

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The dollar hit a 10-week high to the yen. Rising up after solid U.S economic data. Investors in the Euro zone are waiting for ECB news and the markets are flat so far today. The ECB will announce its interest rate decision today at 11:45 GMT.

Mario Draghi will talk about any further policy decisions at the conference at 12:30 GMT today. It is expected to see ECB keep the rates steady and offer no new aid to the euro zone`s fragile recovery.

As I wrote about yesterday; the inflation in the Euro zone is dangerously low, but despite the lowest inflation in more than four years, they will probably wait for some action now. It seems like the U.S markets will open up today.

Gold is declining as the investors are waiting for the ECB news. Because of the incumbent macro events, the gold prices is continue to fall. New reports from U.S jobs numbers comes tomorrow too. That will be a final sign to see that the economy is on the recovery path.

Reports today:

08:30 a.m EST ECB Press Conference
08:30 a.m EST Trade Balance
08:30 a.m EST Unemployment claims
10:00 a.m EST ECB President Draghi Speaks
10:00 a.m EST ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI

 

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