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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
... rising US mortgage rates are putting pressure on housing, the market is experiencing an orderly slowdown and not a hard landing. The May housing starts figure remains below March's 1.97 million annual rate and has taken the three-month average to 1.93 ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
... assume that growth will moderate. This is because the housing market is expected to slow and that there is a risk of a hard landing which could negatively impact consumer spending. According to the Fed Chairman, core inflation, which is a better indicator ...

Daily economic update

... 90 per cent previously. Is it important for the US central bank to keep interest rates relatively low to prevent a hard landing in the housing market. The latest update on US home sales -- scheduled for release later this week - will be closely monitored ...

Property groups and advisers get set for scrutiny

... regulator. "We're careful not to throw doubt over the entire mortgage loan sector, however with some of these the hard landing is starting to show up." ASIC chairman, Jeffrey Lucy, together with Cooper, also condemned the practices of financial advisers ...

Housing market slowdown arrives "with a vengeance": Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
... clearance rates." He had a "high degree of confidence" the slowdown would be a "gradual adjustment rather than a hard landing". But he expected all Australian banks, including Westpac, would show evidence of the cooling housing market in their next financial ...

Housing bubble imbalance could threaten economic growth: TD Securities

... Economists Forecasting Conference last week he said the move to a negative household saving ratio escalates the risk of a hard landing for the economy if consumers decide to pare back consumption. He said a key issue overlaying the household sector's ...