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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
... 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 growth due to its large multiplier effect ...

Daily economic update

... 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 to grow. ...

Daily economic update

... 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 to ...

Daily economic update

... 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 this ...

Daily economic update

... 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 the central bank ...