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[While calling the ISM report] categorically bond-negative, ... Ten-year notes do not look like they are about to sail through 4.593 percent high yield from (Monday), in part because of caution before the FOMC.

If in Soviet times we had Stalinism, in Belarus today we have Lukashenko-ism.

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The unexpectedly strong increase of the ISM service sector index, hawkish comments from Poole and expectations of strong employment data this Friday led to renewed rate rise expectations.

The ISM data really do look very strong, but you have to remember that these surveys simply ask whether things are getting better, getting worse, or staying the same.

These numbers give you pause. The ISM and the fact that jobless claims continue to rise suggest there continues to be job loss.

There's no place for vigilante-ism or anything like that. If they saw something and wanted to write it down and they weren't going to confront it, we'd be happy to partner with them. But if they're going to confront and try to become the sheriff of their block, they're just asking to get themselves in trouble.

We have some very ugly numbers. You can argue that the ISM is still backward looking, and maybe even the jobless claims, but eventually we're going to need some evidence that the economy is improving. We had a lot of enthusiasm coming from earnings, but the news today is a little bit of a slap in the face that we're not out of the woods yet.

The dollar has started the week on a firm note and the ISM numbers this afternoon are expected to confirm improving confidence.

We had the good ISM data and the market reacted very positively. The one missing ingredient was the volume. What we're gonna watch closely in the coming day and weeks is if there is a follow-through on volume. Major institutions drive this market and volume is an indication of that.