Market Update Report 11/4/2013

The KUIK Market Update for Monday, November 4:
Markets are mixed.
Index Direction Change Units Last Time Change
Dow Down                    (24) points           15,592 9:26 AM
S&P500 Up 0.14% percent             1,764             2.51
Nasdaq Composite Up 0.19% percent             3,930             7.51
30 Year Treasury Down                      (1) Basis Points               3.69 Annual Yield
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said that the central bank does not have to be in a “hurry” to reduce the pace of the central bank’s $85 billion-a-month asset purchase plan because of low inflation readings. In an interview on CNBC, Bullard said he wanted to see evidence that inflation was moving up to 2% before tapering. He said he was also willing to be patient because the Fed has more room on its balance sheet. 
The Commerce Department reported factory orders jumped 1.7% in September to $490.8 billion and that matched expectations. The report also showed some August data that had not been reported because of the government shutdown.  August orders fell 0.1%. Shipments rose 0.1% in September and rose 0.2% in August. The September rise in orders was expected after a big increase in Boeing orders, and orders excluding transportation fell 0.2%.
December crude is up .3% to $94.89 a barrel on the New York Merc, on a weaker dollar, the jump in factory orders, and signs of growth in China’s services sector lifted prospects for energy demand.
Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/feds-bullard-willing-to-be-patient-on-taper-2013-11-04
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/factory-orders-climb-17-in-september-2013-11-04?dist=lcountdown
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