Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Economic Journal - Wednesday, 9/24/2014



(As of 7:20 am PST)

Markets are trading near the unchanged line after a brief recovery at the open.  Worries over global growth and Middle East tensions have weighed on markets as of late sending US indexes on a 3 day losing streak.  Stocks moved higher early after a report on housing showed US new-home sales surged in August to a 6 month high.  The gains were short lived however as investors turned back to worries over growing Middle East tensions as a US-led coalition of airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State have captured headlines this week.  Later in the day, investors will be keying in on several speeches from Fed officials, looking for hints on the timeline of the Fed’s short term rate hike.  International markets are mixed today while gold and oil are lower.  Interest rates are down for the fourth straight day as money continued to flow into the safe haven treasury.  Today’s market action looks poised for another session of losses.

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