INITIAL CLAIMS RISE IN THE EARLY INNINGS OF 2012

01/12/12 12:37PM EST

Initial Claims Rise

The headline initial claims number rose 27k WoW to 399k (up 24k after a 3k upward revision to last week’s data).  Rolling claims rose 7.75k to 382k. On a non-seasonally-adjusted basis, reported claims rose 102k WoW to 642k.

We've pointed out that there are two very important relationships to be cognizant of when looking at claims. The first stems from the observation that claims tend to begin falling from week 36 through year-end and then reverse in the first 1-2 months of the new year. This morning's print is consistent with that trend as this was the first print of 2012. The second relationship to watch is the relationship between the the S&P and claims, as shown in our chart below. Over the last two years we've noted that these two series move in tandem and that any divergence between the two is short lived.

Full mean reversion from the claims side implies a level around 410k. Conversely, should claims stay flat and the S&P revert, our model implies that the index would need to go to ~1350 to close the gap.

INITIAL CLAIMS RISE IN THE EARLY INNINGS OF 2012  - Rolling

INITIAL CLAIMS RISE IN THE EARLY INNINGS OF 2012  - Raw

INITIAL CLAIMS RISE IN THE EARLY INNINGS OF 2012  - NSA chart

INITIAL CLAIMS RISE IN THE EARLY INNINGS OF 2012  - S P 07 11

 

INITIAL CLAIMS RISE IN THE EARLY INNINGS OF 2012  - Claims and Fed

 

2-10 Spread

The 2-10 spread tightened 4 bps versus last week to 168 bps as of yesterday.  The ten-year bond yield decreased 7 bps to 191 bps.

INITIAL CLAIMS RISE IN THE EARLY INNINGS OF 2012  - 2 10

INITIAL CLAIMS RISE IN THE EARLY INNINGS OF 2012  - 2 10 QoQ

Financial Subsector Performance

The table below shows the stock performance of each Financial subsector over four durations. 

INITIAL CLAIMS RISE IN THE EARLY INNINGS OF 2012  - Subsector performance 2

Joshua Steiner, CFA

Allison Kaptur

Robert Belsky

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