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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... higher last night as a drop in oil prices calmed worries about inflation and news of rising home sales raised hopes the US housing market is stabilising. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 128 points, or 1.03 per cent, at 12,510.30. The Standard ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
... decade and this equates to about $500 a month more that mortgagees need to repay. The importance of problems in the US housing market continue with news that the the Conference Board's index of consumer sentiment fell from 111.2 in February to 107.2. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
... adjustable market rates within two years and that has arrears now beyond 13 per cent. Together, these various parts of the US housing market paint a picture of emerging fragility in consumer confidence.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
... 100 of Britain's leading shares ended down 0.75 per cent, unable to complete a sixth day of consecutive gains, after US housing data sent shares tumbling into the red. The FTSE 100 closed at 6291.9, down 47.5 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... were buoyed by an unexpected rise in existing home sales in February which helped alleviate some concerns about the US housing market. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down marginally by 2.81 points at 2448.93.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
... index reflects growing concern in the US about rising numbers of outstanding late payments for loans in the sub-prime US housing market as well as the continued softening of the housing market there where demand is the lowest it has been for decades. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
... points to 16,676.89. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks plummeted as financials lost ground amid concerns weakness in the US housing market would hamper economic growth. The benchmark Hang Seng Index declined 496.21 points to 18,836.93. WELLINGTON - Negative ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
... points to 1,377.95. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 51.72 points to 2,350.57. LONDON - UK stocks fell as concerns about US housing hit local banking stocks. The FTSE 100 dropped 72.1 points to 6,161.2. FRANKFURT - The DAX index lost 91.5 points to 6,623.99 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
... Mobile surged on its latest subscriber data, overtaking losses in HSBC Holdings amid profit concerns and a cooling US housing market. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 83.51 points at 20,651.42. WELLINGTON - The NZSX-50 index was down 14.69 points ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2007
... group also called for the reduction of the effective marginal company tax rate from 30 per cent to 25 per cent. The US housing market has now experienced its largest monthly slump since August 1997 after a 14 per cent fall in January to now make them ...