Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Economic Journal - Wednesday, 10/30/2013

(as of 7:10 PST)

It is a quiet day in the markets this morning.  What would normally be drama because of the Federal Reserve meeting is absent.  There is little anxiety this time because the dominant view is that nothing substantial will come since the Fed is in the middle of a leadership change.  Federal Reserve nominee Janet Yellen has yet to be confirmed but it is widely assumed that her nomination will occur without major opposition.  Profit reports came in mostly positive yesterday extending the trend of the last couple of weeks.  Markets are up slightly.  A day or two of consolidation after record highs might be expected and could be healthy for this market.  Gold is up and oil is down.  Interest rates are stable.

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