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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 2006
Page
5
The Federal Reserve paused rate hikes, sending stocks modestly lower as investors welcomed the pause yet fretted about potential future increases. The central bank noted slowing growth and lingering inflation risks, signaling a possible September move while caution over over-tightening persisted.
Markets fell after the Federal Reserve kept rates steady, with the Dow down 45.79 to 11,173.59 and the S P 500 off 4.29 to 1,271.48 while the Nasdaq declined 11.65 to 2,060.85. Oil slid to 76.31 a barrel. productivity rose 1.1 percent in Q2, unit labor costs surged 4.2 percent, and Aramark agreed to be taken private in a 6.3 billion deal.
Eastern Cornbelt carcass prices by thickness range from 60.75 to 75.56 per cwt with shifts across 0.5 to 0.9 inch bf. Today's Illinois Direct Hog purchases show steady to higher bids with 1-3 300-400 lb at 28.00 to 31.00, 400-500 lb at 30.00 to 32.00, 500-600 lb at 31.00 to 33.00, and overweight lines at 33.00 to 35.00 and 37.00 for select lots. Boars under 300 lb fetch 28.00 to 32.00, over 300 lb 12.00 to 15.00.
Chicago Board of Trade soybeans decline while overall grain futures finish lower. Wheat for September drops 9 cents to 3.84 a bushel, corn falls 4 cents to 2.35, oats rise 4 cents to 1.81, soybeans slide to 5.62 per bushel. The Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve paused its 17 quarter-point rate increases since June 2004, keeping the federal funds rate at 5.25 percent. Bernanke faced a tough choice to hold or raise rates, with one dissenter favoring another increase. Wall Street sold off on the news as growth slows and inflation risks recede.
New York stocks closed mixed as Disney and AmEx led gains while firms like Nortel and Pfizer showed softer closes. High volume trades featured Dow components such as Exxon, Pfizer, Procter Gamble and IBM peers, with techs like AMD and Cisco showing modest moves and oil plays edging higher.
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