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Daily economic update

... will lessen the upward pressure on consumer prices. So will indications of the deceleration in the property market. US housing starts fell by 7.8 per cent in March to 1.96 million units. Expectations were for a decline to 2.025 million units. The decline ...

Daily economic update

... fall was bigger than market expectations for a 0.5 per cent decrease. There are fears of a sharper slowdown in the US housing market if the Fed continues to raise interest rates. But while US home sales are weakening, construction spending continues ...

Daily economic update

... worrying development on the state of the US consumer's balance sheet. Another worrying development, this time on the US housing market, is that the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported that the level of mortgage payments overdue by 90 days increased ...

Daily economic update

... per cent to US$209,000 and is still up a strong 10.6 per cent year-on-year. The report casts doubts on views that the US housing market is slowing and is inconsistent with the decline in the Mortgage Bankers Association application index - reported earlier ...

Daily economic update

... CPI is up 2.1 per cent, unchanged from the previous month and down from a peak of 2.4 per cent in the current cycle. US housing starts dropped by 7.9 per cent to an annualised rate of 2.12 million units in February. Expectations were for a decline to ...

Daily economic update

... drop posted in the previous month. The fifth consecutive monthly decline in pending sales confirms the slowdown in the US housing sector. Although the decline is from very high levels, this does not augur well for overall economic growth. US housing ...

Daily economic update

... indication of the slowing housing sector. The report is further evidence of a slowing, albeit from very high levels, in the US housing market. In Japan, the central bank seems to be preparing to press the rate hike button. Prime Minister Koizumi said ...

Daily Economic Update

... contributor to US GDP growth and rising prices has provided a large impetus to consumer spending. Economists expect US housing affordability to continue to fall in coming months as home prices and interest rates push higher. Median house prices increased ...

Daily Economic Update

... in industrial production and capacity usage as US factories continue to recover from the effects of the hurricanes. US housing starts fell by 5.6 per cent to 2.01 million units (annualised) in October from 2.13 million units in the previous month. Housing ...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones index jumps to 14-month high

... news that new mortgage applications rose in July to the highest level since January 2000, and further evidence the US housing boom was unlikely to fade anytime soon. The yield on the 10-year bond fell seven points to 4.46%, although in very thin trade. ...