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Introducing foreclosure-gate, the latest risk to a US recovery

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... economy as it teeters precariously on the brink of a double dip recession. "It's reasonable to anticipate that the US housing market is going to remain soft for the foreseeable future," said John Wilson, head of PIMCO Australia. With banks unable to ...

Watching the A$ watch the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... sun is shining and the sky is blue. Chances are we'll be getting more of the same this week when we get updates on US housing, durable orders and leading indicators. Up, down? Where they go nobody knows. Sure, there are forecasts printed everywhere on ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... so we were never going to have a praticularly solid day," Mr Taylor said. "It really does come off the back of the US housing numbers, and they are really disappointing the market. "We're seeing quite a lot of pressure on the mining and energy stocks." ...

Home trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... press quoting the analysts, quoting the economists, quoting the experts used to describe last night's disappointing US housing data. Latest figures from the National Association of Realtors has again proved the phrase "safe as houses" wrong -- as it ...

Same song

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... Never mind that despite the July dip the index remains at levels that prevailed during the boom years of 2004-2006. US housing starts increased by1.7 per cent last month to 546,000 units - less than estimates for a gain to 560K. Building permits by a ...

Torturing the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... which, over time, will do fiscal austerity." We're really in trouble now cause the doctor "accurately predicted the US housing collapse and subsequent financial crisis of 2008." Just as a matter on interest, if any readers out there know when exactly ...

Usual uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... economic data depending on their pre-conceived views of where the investment world is headed. There was good news on the US housing market last night. The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index rose by 1.3% in May -- the second straight monthly increase - ...

House call

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... during the housing bubble from 2003 to 2006. Sorry to burst your collective bubbles, but the jury's still out of the US housing market at this point in time. If you want to something bullish to tide you over today, look at the American companies reporting ...

Unusually certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... 456,000. Labour market outlook is still uncertain. But it sure is not worsening from its 2010 trend. No good news in US housing too. Existing home sales fell by 5.1 per cent to an annualised 5.4 million units - the third decline in the last five months. ...

Half-filled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... share. Scripts closed 7.4 higher from their opening. There were also things to worry about in terms of economic data. US housing starts added to the 15 per cent drop posted in May with another 5 per cent decline in June - bigger than expectations for ...