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| | | ... to show a 1.2 percent fall in June and New Home Sales declining by 1.8 percent. Because expectations for the US housing market have been so low over the past few months, any sign of a pickup or a better-than-expected result, could provide support to ... |
| | | | Market Movers Overnight The US housing market remains in a freefall. The US Commerce Department reported that housing starts increased to 1066K in June, a month-on-month rise of 9.1 percent. This was better than market expectations for a 1.8 percent ... |
| | | | ... move mortgage guarantees to their balance sheets as assets or liabilities, would hit the two pillars of the US housing market - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - severely, causing a knock-on effect on the capital markets. This is because the new accounting ... |
| | | | ... updates for US building permits and housing starts, released on Thursday, should confirm ongoing weakness in the US housing market. Japan The Bank of Japan's (BoJ) Monetary Policy Board meets on Monday to deliberate on the country's interest rate setting. ... |
| | | | ... improve substantially over the second half of the year," he said. "The key risk is further dislocation of the US housing market but this seems less likely now that mortgage spreads have contracted to June 2007 levels and we are seeing a pick up in mortgage ... |
| | | | ... likely to be modest and short-lived. "Excesses were not a feature of the 2002-2007 economic boom - except in the US housing market. Consequently, there will be no need for over-investment or excessive recruitment, which means there will be no need for ... |
| | | | ... cent fall in first half net profit as the building materials maker braced itself for further weakness in the US housing market. At Friday's close on Wall St, the Dow Jones industrial average was 66.74 points higher, or 0.51 per cent, to 13,176.79. The ... |
| | | | ... The US market was also depressed by warnings from a major company of imminent recession and concerns about the US housing market. At 1220 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had recovered a little from early morning drops to be down 137.8 points to ... |
| | | | ... further slowed to 2.6 per cent and latest figures to end June 2007 have US growth at just 1.9 per cent. The US housing market is now correcting from a period of over building, tightening monetary policy and a consequential doubling of foreclosures figures ... |
| | | | ... 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 & Poor's 500 ... |
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