Morning Market Report 8/6/2013

The KUIK Morning Market Report for Tuesday, August 6:
Markets are down.
Index Direction Change Units Last Time Change
Dow Down                    (90) points           15,523 6:55 AM
S&P500 Down -0.40% percent             1,700            (6.78)
Nasdaq Composite Down -0.40% percent             3,678
30 Year Treasury Up                       2 Basis Points               3.76 Annual Yield
The trade gap fell 22.4% to $34.2 billion from a downwardly revised $44.1 billion in May according to the Commerce Department. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected the deficit to fall to $43 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis. The  narrowing of the trade deficit reflected higher exports and lower imports. Imports decreased by 2.5% in June to a seasonally adjusted $225.4 billion, while exports rose 2.2% to $191.2 billion.
Corelogic reports home prices, including distressed sales, rose 1.9% in June, and were up 11.88% from a year earlier. In May, prices were up 11.93% from the prior year, the fastest annual growth since February 2006. Almost every state saw annual price growth in June. Nevada saw the largest year-over-year price growth, including distressed properties, at 27%. Despite that growth, prices in Nevada in June were about 44% below peak. The only two states with negative annual growth in June were Mississippi, where prices fell 2.1%, and Delaware, where they declined 1.1%. 
Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-trade-gap-in-june-smallest-since-2009-2013-08-06
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/home-price-growth-near-seven-year-high-2013-08-06
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