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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2007
... doubts about sales prospects of its much hyped new Vista computer operating system. Concerns sparked by a plunge in US housing starts and a dip in a gauge of consumer sentiment added to the negative tone. But the indexes pared losses, pushing the Dow ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2006
... the manufacturing sector which accounts for about 12 per cent of US GDP adds to the evidence about poor state of the US housing market which by most measures is in the worst position it has been for at least a decade and up to three. The US car manufacturing ...

Putnam banks on fixed income

... substantial risk that they'll resume tightening," said Peter Walsh, Putnam's director of retail business in Australia. "The US housing slowdown is no more severe than in past cycles; core inflation, excluding energy and housing, is still high; and several ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2006
... starts were about 20 per cent below their position of August a year ago. This worse than expected situation for the US housing sector greatly reduces the chance of the US Federal Reserve Bank increasing interest rates as they did for 17 consecutive occasions ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
... further open up their markets to the industrial goods and services that they have been hitherto closed to. The slowing US housing market's flow on effects to the US economy in conjunction with the political turmoil in Thailand which affected Asian equity ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
US housing data released overnight has all but assured another Fed rate hike after its 28-29 June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. However, weak forward housing indicators put in doubt speculation for a further rate increase immediately ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
... with pending home sales already down by 9 per cent and mortgage applications declining. The continued slowdown in the US housing market, along with the lag effects of the Fed's previous interest rate hikes, are certain to have a negative impact on consumer ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
... sector. Likewise, Fed President Michael Moskow added that many believe home prices are likely to fall. With latest US housing market data pointing to more weakness - and because of its large impact on economic growth due to its large multiplier effect ...

Emerging markets to bounce back after correction

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
... October last year," he said. Oliver added that low US inflation rates are set to continue, despite a rise last week in US housing rents, and predicted the continuing inflow of cheap goods and competition from China would also ensure US interest rates ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... Fed has stated that only a few companies has pricing power. Concerns over US interest rates likewise ebbed on weak US housing data. Housing starts fell by 7.4 per cent to 1.85 million units (annualised) in April - the lowest level since November 2004 ...