Morning Market Report 8/15/2014

The KUIK Morning Market Report for Friday, August 15:
Markets are up.
Index Direction Change Units Time Change
Dow Up                     51 points           16,765 7:13 AM
S&P500 Up 0.4% percent             1,963             7.99
Nasdaq Composite Up 0.6% percent             4,482            28.57
30 Year Treasury Down                      (3) Basis Points               3.17 Annual Yield
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reports the Empire State manufacturing survey fell to 14.7 in August after hitting a four-year high of 25.6 in July. Economists expected a 20.0. Readings above zero indicate improving conditions. New orders index fell while shipments increased slightly. Both the indexes for prices paid and prices received rose . The index for future conditions climbed 18 points to 46.8, the highest level in two-and-a-half years.
U.S. producer prices rose 0.1% in July, or a second consecutive month of gains, according to the Labor Department. That matched expectations. Excluding the volatile categories of food and energy, the “core” producer prices rose 0.2%. Overall producer prices rose 1.7% over the 12 months that ended in July, down from June’s annual-growth rate of 1.9%.
Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/august-empire-state-index-retreats-from-4-yr-high-2014-08-15
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/producer-prices-post-low-inflation-in-july-2014-08-15
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