TODAY'S MARKET SUMMARY

08/27-        10 year bond  3.77%. U.S. stocks finish higher as durable-goods orders rise.	Strong: Weak: Mortgage Finance Home Construction General Mining                 Coal           Airlines Auto Parts Automobiles Tobacco

CURRENT MARKET OUTLOOK

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Economic IndicatorsMarket Impact

Week 8/18-8/22

• Producer Price Index +1.2%
  Negative (Inflation at the wholesale level was higher than expected for July with core prices raising +0.7%.)
• Building Permits -201K to 937K  
  Negative (The decline that had been forecasted for July was slightly larger than the consensus estimate.)
• Housing Starts -119K to 965K
  Negative (The decline that had been forecasted for July was only slightly smaller than the consensus estimate)
• Leading Indicators  -0.7%
  Negative (The latest July report came in below expectations.)
• Jobless Claims -13K to 432K
  Neutral (The decline was close to the projected level.)
• Philadelphia Fed Survey +3.6 to -12.7
  Neutral (Improvement was only slightly better than analysts had forecasted.)

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