Closing Market Report 7/23/2014

The KUIK Closing Market Report for Wednesday, July 23:
Markets finished mixed.
Direction Change Units  Last Time Change
Dow Down                    (27) points           17,087 1:40 PM
S&P500 Up 0.2% percent             1,987        3.48
Nasdaq Composite Up 0.4% percent             4,474      17.68
30 Year Treasury Up                       1 Basis Points               3.26 Annual Yield
The International Monetary Fund today trimmed its forecast for U.S. economic growth to 1.7% from 2% due to weakness in the first quarter. At the same time, the IMF said U.S. growth would pick up above 3% over the next eighteen months. The first rate hike from the Federal Reserve is likely to come in mid-summer 2015, around the same time that Fed officials have suggested.
Serving the West Side first I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/imf-trims-us-2014-growth-forecast-to-17-2014-07-23