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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

MORNING CALL 5/10

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM16 +0.17%) are up +0.51% and European stocks are up +1.49% as strength in crude oil and metals prices lifts energy and commodity producers. A nearly 5% gain in Credit Suisse is leading European bank stocks higher after it reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss. Asian stocks settled mostly higher: Japan +2.15%, Hong Kong +0.43%, China +0.02%, Taiwan +0.30%, Australia +0.42%, Singapore -0.90%, South Korea +0.60%, India +0.33%. China's Shanghai Composite shook off early losses and closed higher after Chinese economic data showed Apr consumer prices matched expectations and declines in Apr producer prices moderated. A rally in Japanese exporters lifted the Nikkei Stock Index as USD/JPY climbed to a 1-week high.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.12%) is up +0.09% at a 1-week high. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.17% at a 1-week low. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.71% at a 1-week high.
Jun T-note prices (ZNM16 unch) are down -2 ticks.
San Francisco Fed President Williams said that "very low inflation in most economies is the biggest issue for central banks today." He added that "the U.S. economy is in good shape, in part because the Federal Reserve took such aggressive and, in some cases, extraordinary actions to right the ship."
China Apr CPI rose +2.3% y/y, right on expectations and the fastest pace of increase in 1-3/4 years.
China Apr PPI fell -3.4% y/y, less than expectations of -3.7% y/y and the slowest pace of decline in 16 months.
U.S. STOCK PREVIEW
Key U.S. news today includes: (1) Mar wholesale inventories (expected +0.1% m/m, Feb -0.5% m/m), (2) Mar JOLTS job openings (expected +5,000 to 5.450 million, Feb -159,000 to 5.445 million), and (3) the Treasury's auction of $24 billion of 3-year T-notes.
There are 4 of the S&P 500 companies that report earnings today: Walt Disney (consensus $1.40), CenterPoint Energy (0.31), Allergan (3.00), Electronic Arts (0.42).
U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today: Turning Point Brands (TPB).
Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: Goldman Sachs Global Staples Forum on Tue, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Metals, Mining & Steel Conference on Tue, Credit Suisse REIT Conference on Tue, Wells Fargo Securities Gaming, Leisure & Restaurants Conference on Tue, Sterne Agee CRT Business Services Conference on Tue, The Boston Industrial and Environmental Services Conference on Tue, Citi Global Energy and Utilities Conference on Tue-Wed, Oppenheimer Industrial Growth Conference on Tue-Wed, Wells Fargo Industrial and Construction Conference on Tue-Wed, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Health Care Conference on Tue-Thu, Jefferies Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on Wed-Thu, Mitsubishi UFJ Oil & Gas Conference on Thu, Morgan Stanley Refining Corporate Access Day on Thu, RBC Capital Markets Aerospace & Defense Investor Day on Thu.
OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS
Rush Enterprises (RUSHA -1.96%) was upgraded to 'Buy' from 'Neutral' at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ -2.67%) fell over 1% in after-hours trading after it reported a Q1 adjusted EPS loss of -12 cents, weaker than consensus of -1cent.
The Gap (GPS +0.65%) sank 14% in pre-market trading after it reported April comparable store sales unexpectedly fell -7.0%, weaker than consensus of a +1.1% increase.
Consolidated Edison (ED +0.26%) fell 2% in after-hours trading after it announced plans for an 8.8 million share offering.
SolarCity (SCTY +3.07%) sank 18% in pre-market trading after it said Q1 bookings were 150 MW lower than expected and unlikely to be made up for by year end. The company then said it sees 2016 guidance of 1.0-1.1 GW installed, lower than a previous estimate of 1.25 GW.
Inflblox (BLOX -0.51%) dropped 9% in after-hours trading after lowered guidance on fiscal 2016 revenue to $354 million-$358 million from a prior view of $370 million-$380 million, weaker than consensus of $376.8 million.
Stamps.com (STMP +4.71%) surged over 15% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.72, well above consensus of $1.07, and then raised guidance on full-year adjusted EPS to $6.00-$6.50 from a previous estimate of $5.00-$5.50, higher than consensus of $5.27.
MaxLinear (MXL +0.37%) climbed over 3% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 47 cents, right on consensus, and said it will acquire Broadcom's wireless infrastructure backhaul business for $80 million.
Fiesta Restaurant Group (FRGI +1.31%) slumped over 10% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 37 cents, weaker than consensus of 40 cents.
Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC -2.26%) slid over 3% in after-hours trading after it reported a Q1 adjusted EPS loss of -1 cent, right on consensus, but said it sees Q2 revenue of $97 million-$103 million, below consensus of $107.3 million.
InvenSense (INVN -4.32%) fell nearly 7% in after-hours trading after it said it sees Q1 total revenue of $58 million-$62 million, well below consensus of $84.8 million.
Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO +2.32%) rose over 4% in after-hours trading after it raised guidance eon its 2016 revenue estimate to $130 million-$145 million from a previous estimate of $110 million-$125 million, above consensus of $121.8 million.
NewLink Genetics (NLNK +6.11%) plunged over 30% in after-hours trading after a Phase 3 study of its algenpantucel-L for patients with resected pancreatic cancer did not achieve the primary endpoint and found no statistical difference in overall survival.
MARKET COMMENTS
June E-mini S&Ps (ESM16 +0.17%) this morning are up +10.50 points (+0.51%). Monday's closes: S&P 500 +0.08%, Dow Jones -0.20%, Nasdaq +0.26%. The S&P 500 on Monday closed higher on positive carryover from a rally in European stocks after German Mar factory orders rose +1.9% m/m, stronger than expectations of +0.6% m/m and the biggest increase in 9 months. Stocks also received a boost from upbeat comments from Chicago Fed President Evans who said that U.S. economic fundamentals are "good." Stocks were underdcut by the -2.79% decline in China's Shanghai Composite after China Apr exports unexpectedly fell -1.8% y/y (vs expectations of unchanged) and by weakness in energy producers and mining stocks after crude oil fell -2.73% and copper prices tumbled -2.21% to a 3-1/2 week low.
June 10-year T-note prices (ZNM16 unch) this morning are down -2 ticks. Monday's closes: TYM6 +8.50, FVM6 +5.50. Jun T-notes on Monday closed higher on global economic concerns after China Apr exports unexpectedly declined and on reduced inflation expectations after the 10-year T-note breakeven inflation rate fell to a 2-1/2 week low.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.12%) this morning is up +0.085 (+0.09%) at a 1-week high. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0019 (-0.17%) at a 1-week low. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.77 (+0.71%) at a 1-week high. Monday's closes: Dollar Index +0.240 (+0.26%), EUR/USD -0.0021 (-0.18%), USD/JPY +1.20 (+1.12%). The dollar index on Monday rallied to a 1-week high and closed higher on comments from New York Fed President Dudley who said that while Friday's U.S. employment report was "a touch softer," it remains a "reasonable expectation" that the Fed will raise interest rates twice this year. In addition, USD/JPY rallied to a 1-week high after Japanese Finance Minister Aso said that the recent strength in the yen is "undesirable" and "it's natural that Japan has means to intervene" in the currency market.
June WTI crude oil (CLM16 -0.53%) this morning is up +17 cents (+0.39%). June gasoline (RBM16 +0.55%) is up +0.0185 (+1.28%). Monday's closes: CLM6 -1.22 (-2.73%), RBM6 -0.0535 (-3.58%). Jun crude oil and gasoline on Monday closed lower with Jun gasoline at a 2-1/2 week low. Crude oil prices were undercut by the rally in the dollar index to a 1-week high, reduced fire threats to Alberta oil-sands facilities as the wildfire switched directions, and reduced refinery demand for gasoline after the crack spread fell to a 2-1/2 month low.
GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR05/10/2016
US1000 ETMar wholesale inventories expected +0.1% m/m, Feb -0.5% m/m. Mar wholesale trade sales expected +0.5% m/m, Feb -0.2% m/m.
1000 ETMar JOLTS job openings expected +5,000 to 5.450 million, Feb -159,000 to 5.445 million.
1200 ETUSDA May WASDE crop production.
1300 ETTreasury auctions $24 billion 3-year T-notes.
GER0200 ETGerman Mar industrial production expected -0.2% m/m and +1.1% y/y, Feb -0.5% m/m and +1.3% y/y.
0200 ETGerman Mar trade balance expected +20.6 billion euros, Feb +20.2 billion euros. Mar exports expected unch m/m, Feb +1.3% m/m. Mar imports expected -0.3% m/m, Feb +0.5% m/m.
U.S. STOCK CALENDAR05/10/2016
CompanyTickerTimeEvent DescriptionPeriodEstimate
Pentair PLCPNR US3:00Annual General MeetingY 2016
CenterPoint Energy IncCNP USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.312
Allergan plcAGN USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20163.005
Walt Disney Co/TheDIS USAft-mktQ2 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ2 20161.399
Electronic Arts IncEA USAft-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.422
Danaher CorpDHR USAnnual General Meeting
Loews CorpL USAnnual General Meeting
ConocoPhillipsCOP USAnnual General Meeting
Prudential Financial IncPRU USAnnual General Meeting
Wyndham Worldwide CorpWYN USAnnual General Meeting
Scripps Networks Interactive IncSNI USAnnual General Meeting
Columbia Pipeline Group IncCPGX USAnnual General Meeting

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

BARCHART MORNING CALL 10/21

BARCHART MORNING CALL

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ15 +0.46%) are up +0.46% at a 2-month high and European stocks are up +0.65% on positive carryover from a rally in Japan's Nikkei Stock Index which climbed to a 6-week high on speculation the BOJ may need to expand QE after Japan exports last month grew at the slowest pace in over a year. Increased M&A activity also gave equities a boost after Lam Research agreed to buy KLA-Tencor Corp. for $10.6 billion. Strength in European stocks was limited as Credit Suisse fell over 5% after it said will sell 6.05 billion francs ($6.3 billion) in stock to boost capital and meet regulatory requirements. Asian stocks settled mixed: Japan +1.91%, Hong Kong closed for holiday, China -3.06%, Taiwan -0.51%, Australia +0.24%, Singapore +0.22%, South Korea +0.29%, India -0.07%. China's Shanghai Composite fell back from a 2-month high and closed down over 3% on speculation the recent rally was overdone.
The dollar index (DXY00 -0.05%) is down -0.09%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.12%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.13% at a 1-week high as speculation the BOJ may need to expand QE undercut the yen.
Dec T-note prices (ZNZ15 +0.10%) are up +5.5 ticks.
The Japan Sep trade balance was in deficit by -114.5 billion yen, when expectations were for a surplus of +87.0 billion yen. Sep exports rose +0.6% y/y, less than expectations of +3.8 % y/y and the smallest increase in 13 months. Sep imports fell -11.1% y/y, a smaller decline than expectations of -12.0% y/y, but still the biggest drop in 6 months.
U.S. STOCK PREVIEW
Key U.S. news today includes: (1) weekly MBA mortgage applications (previous -27.6% with purchase mortgage sub-index -34.1% and refi sub-index-22.5%), (2) Fed Governor Jerome Powell as moderator for a panel on “Repo Markets, Liquidity, and the U.S. Treasury Market” in an event hosted by the New York Fed.
There are 31 of the S&P 500 companies that report earnings today with notable reports including: GM (consensus $1.19), AMEX (1.31), Abbott Labs (0.53), Boeing (2.20), Coca-Cola (0.50), Northern Trust (0.96), Citrix (0.84), Texas Instruments (0.67), eBay (0.40), Kinder Morgan (0.18), Motorola Solutions (0.73).
U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today: Dimension Therapeutics (DMTX), Multi Packaging Solutions (MPSX).
Equity conferences today include: Private Wealth Latin America and The Caribbean Forum on Wed.
OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS
KLA-Tencor Corp. (KLAC +1.39%) surged 19% in pre-market trading after Lam Research agreed to buy the company for $10.6 billion.
Tupperware Brands (TUP +0.33%) reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 79 cents, better than consensus of 71 cents.
Coca-Cola (KO +0.71%) reported Q3 EPS of 51 cents, above consensus of 50 cents.
Twitter (TWTR unch) was downgraded to 'Underweight' from 'Equalweight' at Morgan Stanley.
Terex (TEX +5.13%) fell almost 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 58 cents, below consensus of 62 cents.
FMC Technologies (FTI +0.62%) reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 61 cents, better than consensus of 58 cents, although Q3 revenue of $1.55 billion was below consensus of $1.67 billion.
IRobot (IRBT +1.66%) fell over 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 EPS of 42 cents, well above consensus of 23 cents, but then lowered guidance on fiscal 2015 sales to $610 million-$615 million from a previous forecast of $625 million-$635 million, below consensus of $628.4 million.
Discover Financial Services (DFS -0.49%) climbed nearly 1% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 EPS of $1.38, higher than consensus of $1.33.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG -1.81%) dropped over 8% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 EPS of $4.59, less than consensus of $4.62.
Yahoo! (YHOO -2.00%) slid over 1% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 15 cents, weaker than consensus of 16 cents.
Rush Enterprises (RUSHA -1.21%) reported Q3 EPS of 48 cents, better than consensus of 47 cents.
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG -1.13%) jumped nearly 8% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of $5.24, well above consensus of $4.22.
Pinnacle Financial (PNFP +2.21%) reported Q4 EPS of 66 cents, higher than consensus of 64 cents.
Packaging of America (PKG -1.20%) reported Q3 EPS of $1.26, below consensus of $1.28.
MARKET COMMENTS
Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ15 +0.46%) this morning are up +9.25 points (+0.46%) at a fresh 2-month high. Tuesday's closes: S&P 500 -0.14%, Dow Jones-0.08%, Nasdaq -0.54%. The S&P 500 on Tuesday retreated from a 2-month high and closed lower on the unexpected -5.0% decline in U.S. Sep building permits to a 6-month low of 1.103 million and the reduced chances for an ECB QE expansion after the ECB's Bank Lending Survey said that Q3 credit standards eased for the sixth consecutive quarter. Stocks found support from the +1.14% rally in China's Shanghai Composite to a 1-3/4 month high and the +6.5% increase in U.S. Sep housing starts to 1.206 million, stronger than expectations of +1.4% to 1.142 million.
Dec 10-year T-notes (ZNZ15 +0.10%) this morning are up +5.5 ticks. Tuesday's closes: TYZ5 -13.00, FVZ5 -7.75. Dec T-notes on Tuesday fell to a 1-week low and closed lower on negative carryover from a slide in German bund prices to a 3-week low and on the stronger-than-expected U.S. Sep housing starts report.
The dollar index (DXY00 -0.05%) this morning is down -0.087 (-0.09%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0014 (+0.12%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.15 (+0.13%) at a 1-week high. Tuesday's closes: Dollar Index -0.015 (-0.02%), EUR/USD +0.0019 (+0.17%), USD/JPY +0.34 (+0.28%). The dollar index on Tuesday closed lower on strength in EUR/USD after ECB Governing Council member Noyer said the ECB's current bond buying pace is "well calibrated," which signals he sees no need to expand QE, and after the ECB's Bank Lending Survey reported that Q3 credit standards on loans to companies eased for the sixth consecutive quarter.
Dec crude oil (CLZ15 -1.27%) this morning is down -58 cents (-1.25%) and Dec gasoline (RBZ15 -0.75%) is down -0.0083 (-0.64%). Tuesday's closes: CLZ5 -0.36 (-0.78%), RBZ5 +0.0132 (+1.04%). Dec crude oil and gasoline on Tuesday settled mixed. Gasoline prices found support from a weaker dollar and expectations that Wednesday's EIA report will show gasoline supplies fell -1.0 million bbl. Crude oil fell on expectations that Wednesday's weekly EIA report will show a +3.5 million bbl increase in crude inventories and a +500,000 bbl increase in Cushing crude oil stockpiles.
GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR10/21/2015
US0700 ETWeekly MBA mortgage applications, previous -27.6% with purchase mortgage sub-index -34.1% and refi sub-index -22.5%.
1030 ETEIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
1330 ETFed Governor Jerome Powell moderates a panel on Repo Markets, Liquidity, and the U.S. Treasury Market in an event hosted by the New York Fed.
JPN0030 ETJapan Aug all-industry activity index expected -0.2% m/m, Jul +0.2% m/m.
UK0430 ETUK Sep public sector net borrowing expected +9.6 billion, Aug+11.3 billion pounds.
U.S. STOCK CALENDAR10/21/2015
CompanyTickerTimeEvent DescriptionPeriodEstimate
Seagate Technology PLCSTX US4:30Annual General MeetingY 2015
Abbott LaboratoriesABT USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.534
Baker Hughes IncBHI USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 2015-0.135
Boeing Co/TheBA USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20152.197
Coca-Cola Co/TheKO USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.502
Interpublic Group of Cos Inc/TheIPG USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.252
Kimberly-Clark CorpKMB USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.493
Thermo Fisher Scientific IncTMO USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.789
Biogen IncBIIB USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20153.766
Northern Trust CorpNTRS USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.958
Amphenol CorpAPH USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.653
General Motors CoGM USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.188
Nielsen Holdings PLCNLSN USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.688
EMC Corp/MAEMC US7:00Q3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.43
St Jude Medical IncSTJ US7:15Q3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.97
Illinois Tool Works IncITW US8:00Q3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.359
St Jude Medical IncSTJ US8:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Navient CorpNAVI US8:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Nielsen Holdings PLCNLSN US8:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
EMC Corp/MAEMC US8:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Interpublic Group of Cos Inc/TheIPG US8:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Thermo Fisher Scientific IncTMO US8:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Biogen IncBIIB US8:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
ACE LtdACE US8:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Abbott LaboratoriesABT US9:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
FMC Technologies IncFTI US9:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Coca-Cola Co/TheKO US9:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Illinois Tool Works IncITW US10:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Kimberly-Clark CorpKMB US10:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
General Motors CoGM US10:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Boeing Co/TheBA US10:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Northern Trust CorpNTRS US12:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Amphenol CorpAPH US13:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Citrix Systems IncCTXS US16:05Q3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.843
Robert Half International IncRHI US16:15Q3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.731
Texas Instruments IncTXN US16:30Q3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.674
Kinder Morgan Inc/DEKMI US16:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Citrix Systems IncCTXS US16:45Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
American Express CoAXP US17:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
CA IncCA US17:00Q2 2016 Earnings CallQ2 2016
Robert Half International IncRHI US17:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Lam Research CorpLRCX US17:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallC3 2016
Tractor Supply CoTSCO US17:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
SanDisk CorpSNDK US17:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
eBay IncEBAY US17:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
American Express CoAXP USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.311
CA IncCA USAft-mktQ2 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ2 20160.558
Equifax IncEFX USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.097
Lam Research CorpLRCX USAft-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20161.719
Tractor Supply CoTSCO USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.627
SanDisk CorpSNDK USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.798
SL Green Realty CorpSLG USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.567
United Rentals IncURI USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20152.355
Crown Castle International CorpCCI USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.046
eBay IncEBAY USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.401
Ameriprise Financial IncAMP USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20152.287
Kinder Morgan Inc/DEKMI USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.182
Texas Instruments IncTXN US17:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Motorola Solutions IncMSI USQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.725

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

BARCHART MORNING CALL 4/11



Wednesday, February 11, 2015

BARCHART MORNING CALL 2/11

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
March E-mini S&Ps (ESH15 -0.12%) this morning are down -0.11% and European stocks are down -0.53% as Eurozone finance ministers meet in Brussels at an emergency meeting to discuss Greece's financing needs. German Finance Ministry spokesman Schaefer said an agreement with Greece is unlikely at the meeting as the proposals of Greek Prime Minister Tsipras would require approval of the German parliament. German Finance Minister Schaeuble said there are no plans to discuss a new accord or give Greece more time. An impasse risks leaving Greece without funding as of the end of this month when the current tranche of its 240 billion-euro bailout expires, which may push Greece into default and put its Eurozone membership in danger. Asian stocks closed mixed: Japan closed for holiday, Hong Kong -0.87%, China +0.80%, Taiwan +0.73%, Australia -0.54%, Singapore +0.30%, South Korea +0.30%, India +0.63%. Commodity prices are mixed. Mar crude oil (CLH15 -0.28%) is down -0.46% and Mar gasoline (RBH15 +0.22%) is down -0.06% as OPEC producers cut their March crude prices to Asia, a sign that the battle for market share is intensifying. Saudi Arabia reduced pricing to Asia last week to the lowest in at least 14 years and Iraq said yesterday it will sell its Basrah Light crude to Asia at a -$4.10 a barrel discount below Middle East benchmarks, the deepest discount since 2003. Apr gold (GCJ15 +0.37%) is up +0.23%. Mar copper (HGH15 +0.53%) is up +0.82%. Agriculture prices are lower. The dollar index (DXY00 +0.03%) is up +0.12%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.14%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.32%. Mar T-note prices (ZNH15 +0.12%) are up +2.5 ticks.
The cost for European banks to fund in dollars, a gauge of financial risk in the Eurozone, rose to the highest since Apr 2013 after the 1-year cross-currency basis swap, the rate banks pay to convert euro payments into dollars, fell to -0.295 below the euro interbank-offered rate, the lowest in 1-3/4 years.
ECB Governing Council member Jazbec said "at the moment, solvency of Greek banks is not in danger, but there's always the risk" that the ECB will have to stop providing emergency assistance to Greek banks.
U.S. STOCK PREVIEW
Today’s Jan monthly budget is expected to show a small deficit of -$3.0 billion, which would be an improvement over last January’s deficit of -$10.25 billion. The Treasury today will sell $24 billion of 10-year T-notes. There are 19 of the S&P 500 companies that report earnings today with notable reports including: Time Warner (consensus $0.93), Cisco (0.51), MetLife (1.35), PepsiCo (1.08), NVIDIA (0.36), Applied Materials (0.27), Tesoro (1.53), Equifax (1.01), Whole Foods (0.45), TripAdvisor (0.37),
Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum on Tue-Wed, Stifel Transportation and Logistics Conference on Tue-Wed, Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference on Tue-Thu, Aviation Festival Asia on Wed-Thu, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Insurance Conference on Wed-Thu, Leerink Swann Global Health Care Conference on Wed-Thu, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Rates and Currencies Risk Management Conference on Wed-Thu, BB&T Capital Markets Transportation Services Conference on Wed-Thu, and Morgan Stanley Chemicals Corporate Access Day on Thu.




OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS
PepsiCo (PEP +2.10%) reported Q4 EPS of $1.12, better than consensus of $1.08.
Time Warner (TWX +0.34%) reported Q4 EPS of 98 cents, higher than consensus of 93 cents.
Genworth (GNW -0.89%) reported a Q4 EPS loss of -84 cents with charges, a much bigger loss than consensus of -13 cents.
Service Corp. (SCI +0.61%) reported Q4 EPS ex-items of 37 cents, better than consensus of 36 cents.
Pier 1 Imports (PIR +1.19%) sank over 20% in after-hours trading after it lowered guidance on fiscal 2015 EPS to 80 cents-83 cents, well below consensus of $1.00.
Rush Enterprises (RUSHA +1.01%) reported Q4 EPS of 60 cents, higher than consensus of 52 cents.
National General (NGHC +1.77%) reported Q4 EPS of 30 cents, well above consensus of 23 cents.
Team Health (TMH -1.55%) reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 56 cents, better than consensus of 52 cents.
NCR (NCR +2.07%) reported Q4 non-GAAP EPS of 88 cents, above consensus of 78 cents.
Andersons (ANDE -0.37%) reported Q4 EPS of 89 cents, well below consensus of $1.08.
FMC Technologies (FTI +0.05%) reported Q4 EPS with items of 72 cents, below consensus of 79 cents.
Western Union (WU +4.43%) reported Q4 EPS of 42 cents, higher than consensus of 34 cents, and then announced a new $1.2 billion share repurchase plan.
Cerner (CERN +0.81%) reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 47 cents, right on consensus, although Q4 revenue of $926.03 million was better than consensus of $904.33 million.
Akamai (AKAM +2.05%) climbed 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 EPS of 70 cents, better than consensus of 63 cents.
MARKET COMMENTS
Mar E-mini S&Ps (ESH15 -0.12%) this morning are down -2.25 points (-0.11%). The S&P 500 index on Tuesday closed higher: S&P 500 +1.07%, Dow Jones +0.79%, Nasdaq +1.54%. Bullish factors included (1) the +181,000 increase in U.S. Dec JOLTS job openings to 5.028 million, better than expectations of +11,000 to 4.983 million and the highest in nearly 15 years, (2) reduced Greek default concerns on speculation Greece will reach a compromise on its debt negotiations when Eurozone finance ministers meet Wednesday in Brussels for an emergency meeting, and (3) positive corporate quarterly earnings results with 77% of the S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings results so far beating estimates.
Mar 10-year T-notes (ZNH15 +0.12%) this morning are up +2.5 ticks. Mar 10-year T-note futures prices on Tuesday slipped to a 1-month low and closed lower. Closes: TYH5 -8.00, FVH5 -4.00. Bearish factors included (1) the larger-than-expected increase in U.S. Dec JOLTS job openings, which brings the Fed closer to raising interest rates, and (2) a rally in stocks which reduced the safe-haven demand for T-notes.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.03%) this morning is up +0.109 (+0.12%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0016 (-0.14%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.38 (+0.32%). The dollar index on Tuesday closed higher: Dollar index +0.309 (+0.33%), EUR/USD -0.00035 (-0.03%), USD/JPY +0.791 (+0.67%). Bullish factors included (1) the larger-than-expected increase in U.S. Dec JOLTS job openings to a 15-year high, which signals labor market strength that may prompt the Fed to raise interest rates sooner rather than later, and (2) the rally in USD/JPY to a 1-month high as a rally in stocks curbed the safe-haven demand for the yen.
Mar WTI crude oil (CLH15 -0.28%) this morning is down -23 cents (-0.46%) and Mar gasoline (RBH15 +0.22%) is down -0.0010 (-0.06%). Mar crude oil and Mar gasoline on Tuesday closed lower: CLH5 -2.84 (-5.37%), RBH5 -0.0141 (-0.89%). Bearish factors included (1) the stronger dollar, (2) expectations for Wednesday’s weekly EIA crude inventories to climb by +3.75 million bbl, and (3) the outlook from the IEA that excess global crude supply will persist to the middle of this year and may test the Aug 1998 record high 2.83 billion bbl.
GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR02/11/2015
US0700 ETWeekly MBA mortgage applications, previous +1.3% with purchase sub-index -2.3% and refi sub-index +2.5%.
0800 ETDallas Fed President Richard Fisher speaks to the Economic Club of New York.
1030 ETEIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
1300 ETTreasury auctions $24 billion 10-year T-notes.
1400 ETJan monthly budget statement expected -$19.0 billion, Dec +$1.867 billion.
JPNn/aJapanese markets closed for Foundation Day.
1850 ETJapan Jan PPI expected -0.6% m/m and +1.1% y/y, Dec -0.4% m/m and +1.9% y/y.
1850 ETJapan Dec machine orders expected +2.3% m/m and +5.6% y/y, Nov +1.3% m/m and -14.6% y/y.
UK1901 ETUK Jan RICS house price balance expected 12%, Dec 11%.
EURn/aEurozone finance ministers hold emergency meeting in Brussels to discuss Greeces financing.
U.S. STOCK CALENDAR02/11/2015
CompanyTickerTimeEvent DescriptionPeriodEstimate
Time Warner IncTWX USBef-mktQ4 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20140.925
Zoetis IncZTS USBef-mktQ4 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20140.357
Lorillard IncLO USBef-mktQ4 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20140.926
Wisconsin Energy CorpWEC USBef-mktQ4 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20140.567
PepsiCo IncPEP US7:00Q4 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20141.079
Mosaic Co/TheMOS US7:00Q4 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20140.856
PepsiCo IncPEP US8:00Q4 2014 Earnings CallQ4 2014
Mondelez International IncMDLZ US8:00Q4 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20140.432
Genworth Financial IncGNW US8:00Q4 2014 Earnings CallQ4 2014
Zoetis IncZTS US8:30Q4 2014 Earnings CallQ4 2014
FMC Technologies IncFTI US9:00Q4 2014 Earnings CallC3 2014
Mosaic Co/TheMOS US9:00Q4 2014 Earnings CallQ4 2014
Pioneer Natural Resources CoPXD US10:00Q4 2014 Earnings CallQ4 2014
Mondelez International IncMDLZ US10:00Q4 2014 Earnings CallQ4 2014
Time Warner IncTWX US10:30Q4 2014 Earnings CallQ4 2014
Wisconsin Energy CorpWEC US14:00Q4 2014 Earnings CallQ4 2014
NVIDIA CorpNVDA US16:20Q4 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20150.364
Applied Materials IncAMAT US16:30Q1 2015 Earnings CallQ1 2015
TripAdvisor IncTRIP US16:30Q4 2014 Earnings CallQ4 2014
Cisco Systems IncCSCO US16:30Q2 2015 Earnings CallQ2 2015
NVIDIA CorpNVDA US17:00Q4 2015 Earnings CallQ4 2015
CenturyLink IncCTL US17:00Q4 2014 Earnings CallQ4 2014
Whole Foods Market IncWFM US17:00Q1 2015 Earnings CallQ1 2015
Applied Materials IncAMAT USAft-mktQ1 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20150.271
Northeast UtilitiesNU USAft-mktQ4 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20140.683
AGL Resources IncGAS USAft-mktQ4 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20140.8
NetApp IncNTAP USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.769
CenturyLink IncCTL USAft-mktQ4 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20140.627
Tesoro CorpTSO USAft-mktQ4 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20141.528
Equifax IncEFX USAft-mktQ4 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20141.013
Whole Foods Market IncWFM USAft-mktQ1 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20150.454
TripAdvisor IncTRIP USAft-mktQ4 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20140.369
Cisco Systems IncCSCO USAft-mktQ2 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ2 20150.514
MetLife IncMET USAft-mktQ4 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20141.347
NetApp IncNTAP US17:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015