GROUP BREAKING DOWN THE RETAIL SECTOR AND VERONICA CLARK OF CITIGROUP EXPECTING UNEMPLOYMENT UP IN DECEMBER. WE BEGIN WITH STOCKS EDGING LOWER WITH PRECIOUS METALS TURNING VOLATILE AS MATT WAS SAYING. JAY PELOSKY OF DPW ADVISORY WRITING "WE THINK NEXT YEAR MIGHT BE THE YEAR WITH THE DOWNSIDE OF A SMALLER U.S. TRADE DEFICIT BENEFITS AND A WEAKER U.S. DOLLAR. A WEAK DOLLAR SHOULD SUPPORT COMMODITIES." J JOINS US.HAPPY HOLIDAYS. IT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT. THIS IDEA THAT WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN COMMODITIES H ...

Bond Market & Treasury Auction Analysis - Treasury's 10-year note auction took place [1] - Yields are dipping potentially due to headlines about the phone call and Fed's Cook being dovish [2] - Auction wasn't terrific [3] Market Trends & Indicators - Two times traded four and a quarter around 11:40 Eastern and 1 Eastern [3] - 30s minus 10 spread (the knob) is a favorite in Chicago [3] - The 30s minus 10 spread is almost triple what it was at the end of last year, rising from 20 to almost 60, implying a steeper curve and stubbornly high long rates [4]