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. That is for a given absolute value <strong>of</strong> forecast error, the bond sell-<strong>of</strong>f is more<br />
violent than a bond rally. And it holds for all the economic environments (i.e.<br />
and vs. and ) except <strong>in</strong> an economic expansion ( vs. ) where it<br />
seems that negative forecast errors (i.e. a weaker confidence than expected)<br />
generate larger bond moves than a positive error (see Fig. 4). This is an<br />
illustration that when CC comes ‘aga<strong>in</strong>st the trend’, it tends to get more publicity<br />
<strong>in</strong> the bond market. Also, when the economy is contract<strong>in</strong>g, positive forecast<br />
errors tend to impact on the market more than negative ones.<br />
5.2 General results<br />
5.2.1 Tables A2 to A5<br />
All the signs, except <strong>in</strong> some pathological cases, are <strong>in</strong>tuitively correct. ISM and<br />
Non-farm payrolls <strong>high</strong>er than expected yield bond market sell-<strong>of</strong>fs. And UNEM<br />
and UNEMW <strong>high</strong>er than expected yields bond market rallies. Additionally,<br />
asymmetries and results are robust across divisions <strong>of</strong> the economic cycle.<br />
NFP, UNEM and UNEMW<br />
represent the labour market. But NFP is the<br />
variable that has the stronger effect. NPF has tendency to exacerbate the peaks<br />
and bottoms <strong>of</strong> the bus<strong>in</strong>ess cycle (see , , , ). By contrast, UNEM<br />
has a lower and different effect. It has a tendency to accelerate the bond trend<br />
(see , ). Yet, as they are both released at the same time we would expect<br />
similar effects on TY. The reasons for this different reaction are: 1) UNEM is not<br />
seasonally adjusted by the US Census Bureau whilst the Bureau <strong>of</strong> Labour<br />
Statistics adjusts NFP. We could adjust UNEM by seasonality but it is not what the<br />
market observes. 2) The NFP survey has a larger sample size (390,000 establishments)<br />
than UNEM (60,000 households) and 3) <strong>in</strong> 1994 the questionnaire and<br />
the collection method for UNEM changed, <strong>in</strong>troduc<strong>in</strong>g some disturbances on the<br />
sample. Regard<strong>in</strong>g UNEMW, it is the only weekly released fundamental. It is not<br />
based on a survey but on a complete register announced every week. It has therefore<br />
a short term ongo<strong>in</strong>g view <strong>of</strong> the labour market and can provide the first<br />
signals <strong>of</strong> some future change <strong>in</strong> the economy, i.e. it is a sort <strong>of</strong> lead<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dicator<br />
<strong>of</strong> the state <strong>of</strong> the economy. But, although it can be very useful for discover<br />
ongo<strong>in</strong>g hidden problems, it is very erratic.<br />
5.2.2 Tables A6–A11<br />
D. Veredas<br />
These fundamentals have a smaller effect on the bond future than the previous<br />
ones. Nevertheless, s<strong>in</strong>gs (not reported here) are <strong>in</strong>tuitively correct and results are<br />
robust to all economic environments. This is especially true for PPI, CPI, RS and<br />
IP. By contrast, the effects <strong>of</strong> HS and DG are very limited. They last no longer than<br />
half an hour with some rebound <strong>in</strong> some cases after one hour and a half. PPI and<br />
CPI deserve a special comment. These two fundamentals are <strong>in</strong>flation measures<br />
but PPI has a weak impact <strong>in</strong> TY, contrary to CPI. PPI is not significant because<br />
ISM, released slightly earlier, is <strong>in</strong>formative enough about the manufactur<strong>in</strong>g sector.<br />
Traders still keep <strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d the ISM results as a benchmark <strong>of</strong> the manufactur<strong>in</strong>g