Morning Market Report 2/12/2014

The KUIK Morning Market Report for Wednesday, February 12:
Markets are up.
Index Direction Change Units Last Time Change
Dow Up                     37 points           16,028 7:04 AM
S&P500 Up 0.31% percent             1,825             5.62
Nasdaq Composite Up 0.44% percent             4,209            18.23
30 Year Treasury Up                       2 Basis Points               3.71 Annual Yield
James Bullard, the president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, said today that recent weak economic data have not hurt his optimism about the  economy. He thinks it will grow at 3%  or better.  He his remarks at a panel sponsored by the European-American Chamber of Commerce,.
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney today launched what he described as phase two of his flagship forward-guidance policy, as the central bank’s latest forecasts show the British economy is expanding faster than expected.  The bank now forecasts that the U.K. economy will grow by 3.4% this year, faster than November’s 2.8% forecast in November.
Goldman Sachs got in touch with its feminine side at a conference organized by a Harvard student group called Women in Computer Science, passing out makeup mirrors and nail files  with the bank’s logo. A Goldman spokeswoman told the New York Times, which first noticed the swag, that the bank didn’t mean any offense. The Women in Computer Science club said none was taken.
Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/feds-bullard-optimism-not-deterred-by-weak-data-2014-02-12?link=MW_Nav_EP
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bank-of-england-raises-uks-economic-growth-outlook-2014-02-12
http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2014/02/12/goldman-sachs-nail-files-sexy-feminism-or-gender-stereotyping/
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