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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... although sentiment was still well below historical levels that indicate a strong economy. A separate report showed home prices inched higher for the eighth consecutive month. End of quarter adjustments, known as window dressing or trades intended to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... fell 77.7 points, or 1.61 per cent, to 4754.9 points. NEW YORK - US stocks ended mostly lower as mixed reports on home prices and consumer confidence gave investors little incentive to step into the market. Stocks began the day higher following a report ...

Almost Per-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... cities saw price gains. This may just be a small turn at the margin but a significant sign of reversal nonetheless. As home prices continue grow healthier, homeowners would start feeling wealthier. "I feel lucky punk!" Ultra low interest rates, government ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... points. NEW YORK - US stocks made modest gains to new highs for the year, lifted by strong consumer confidence and home prices data and President Barack Obama's nomination of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke to serve a second term. Trading fluctuated ...

Take your pick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... annualised rate of 4.68 million units. And while you're at it, note that the report also shows that median existing home prices inched up slightly during the month - a small 0.2 per cent gain but could nevertheless be taken to indicate that prices have ...

Sick of swines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... represents the largest increase since November 2005. More green shoots in second derivatives. The pace of decline in US home prices slows. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index fell by 18.6 per cent in the year to February, better than the record ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... confidence and housing data. Consumer confidence was flat in March, according to research group The Conference Board, while home prices in the 20 largest cities fell by a record 19 per cent in January from a year ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... of Realtors' existing home sales report was overwhelmingly positive for the market although it showed a decline in home prices in February. Shares of the largest US banks, which have been pounded in recent weeks over concerns about their ability to weather ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... have become an important indicator since the collapse of the sub-prime market last year. This is because stability in home prices is a necessary requisite for stability in the US credit markets. US producer prices, also released this week, will not have ...

Central Banks hold fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... BoE no option but to hold interest rates steady 5 percent. The UK's housing troubles were underscored by the HBOS home prices index released overnight. The report showed home prices fell by 1.7 percent in the month of July and down 8.8 percent over the ...

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