The Closing Look

Stocks rallied on Wednesday as investors digested a rather busy day. Six Fed heads spoke, including Janet Yellen, with the big headline coming from Mr. Evans. Mr. Evans said, rates should stay low for a long time, and that sparked a nice afternoon rally. Elsewhere, oil surged after rumor spread that OPEC will cut production in November. Shares of Nike ($NKE) and Tempur Sealy International ($TPX) both fell after reporting earnings. Finally, economic data was mixed. Durable Goods Orders, were unchanged last month, beating estimates for a decline of -1.9%. Year-over-year, orders fell -1.3%, beating estimates for a decline of -4.1%. Elsewhere, MBA Mortgage Applications fell -0.7%, which was better than last week’s reading of -7.3%.

Gary’s Thoughts: Oil…oil…and more oil. And OPEC still hasn’t met yet.