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Market Jitters Redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... GSEs and other financial institutions will continue going forward, at least until the US housing crisis is over and home prices stop falling. And recent indicators in the US housing market show that this might take just a little bit longer. US Federal ...

Trouble at Threadneedle Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... while house prices fell by 6.1 percent in the June quarter - the biggest fall in 15 years. Similar to the US, falling home prices will continue to have a negative impact on economic growth. This is underscored by recent news of redundancies coming from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... fell in December, to close out the weakest year at the cash register since 2002, implying costlier energy and falling home prices deterred spending during the holiday shopping season. All three major US stock indexes ended down more than 2 percent. Based ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
... warned that ailing credit markets will hurt bank profits, while reports showing eroding consumer confidence and falling home prices added to concerns about the economy. Sentiment worsened late in the day after the release of the Federal Reserve's minutes ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
... when building permits fell by 6.3 per cent which was itself the lowest rate since late 1997. Correspondingly, new home prices decreased by nearly ten per cent during September which ended up being the largest monthly fall since 1970. A positive development ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
... 'orderly, moderate' slowing of the housing 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 ...

Daily Economic Update

Declining affordability -- due to soaring home prices and higher mortgage rates - is negatively impacting US home sales. The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell by a bigger-than-expected 2.7 per cent in October to ...

Daily Economic Update

... expectations were unchanged. The latest data indicates a moderate expansion in the next six months. Meanwhile, UK home prices increased by 0.8 per cent in October after a 0.5 per cent rise in the previous month. The latest figure takes the year-on-year ...

CBA's Murray does not believe rates on way up

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2004
... side of the economy is not firing as well as it could. \"And we\'ve had a slowdown in home lending and a slowdown in home prices and housing construction\'s coming off a bit. \"We should not be confused by interest rates rising around the world because ...
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