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The Day Ahead: Last Day of the Decade

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by Patrick McGee on December 31 2009, 8:08 AM

It’s the final day of the decade and the S&P 500 and Dow each are likely to close the year with their biggest annual percentage gains in five years, two of the many signs that the worst of the financial crisis is over. Year to date the S&P 500...
The Day Ahead: Equities Off Before Manufacturing Data

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by Patrick McGee on December 30 2009, 8:01 AM

Six days of equity gains came to a halt yesterday but the losses were trivial as the Dow slipped 0.02% and the S&P 500 fell 0.14%. This morning, however, equity markets are seeing real losses as traders lock in profits and prepare for the New Year...
S&P/Case-Shiller: Home Prices Lose Seasonal Support. Momentum Moderating

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by Adam Quinones on December 29 2009, 12:52 PM

In August, 17 of 20 cities reported month over month appreciations. In September 10 out of 20 cities reported month over month improvements. In October 6 out of 20 cities reported price appreciations (all west coast. NY was flat) while 12 out of 20 cities...
The Day Ahead: Rally Continues Ahead of Home Price Index

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by Patrick McGee on December 29 2009, 7:53 AM

The holiday rally is extending as equities look to continue climbing for a seventh consecutive day. One hours before the open, S&P 500 futures are up 3.25 points to 1,126.25. Commodities are mixed with copper hitting a 15-month high ― $7,250 a metric...
The Week Ahead: Treasury Auctions, Case Shiller HPI, Consumer Confidence

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by Patrick McGee on December 28 2009, 8:04 AM

With one week to go in 2009 the S&P 500 is up 24.7% on the year. Or, if it makes you feel better, the benchmark index is up 64.8% since its nadir on March 9. Between the Christmas holiday and the New Year the economic schedule is pretty empty but...
The Day Ahead: Markets Riding High Before Holiday

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by Patrick McGee on December 24 2009, 8:25 AM

Markets have been gaining for four straight days and the futures market suggests they’re not done the holiday cheer yet. The ahead will probably see light trading with markets closing early today and remaining closed for Christmas Day tomorrow. But the...
New Home Sales Fall in November. Activity Still Stagnate Near Record Low Levels

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by Adam Quinones on December 23 2009, 12:36 PM

Sales of new single family homes fell 11.3% to an annual pace of 355,000 units. This was much lower than consensus estimates of 440,000 annual sales and 45,000 less than the October print of 400,000, which was REVISED FOR THE WORSE from 430,000. Another...
Refinance and Purchase Loan Applications Fall Heading into Holidays

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by Adam Quinones on December 23 2009, 10:48 AM

In the most recent report, loan application volume fell 10.7 percent. The Refinance Index decreased 10.1 percent from the previous week and the seasonally adjusted Purchase Index decreased 11.6 percent from one week earlier. ...
The Day Ahead: Equities Looking for Fourth Straight Gain

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by Patrick McGee on December 23 2009, 8:00 AM

Markets are looking to push upwards for a fourth consecutive day ahead of several economic releases this morning. Two hours before the open equities are clearly looking up with Dow futures 25 points higher at 10,433 and S&P 500 futures up 4.50 points...
FHA Delays Implementation of HVCC Standards

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by Adam Quinones on December 22 2009, 5:12 PM

I just received an update from the FHA that I believe will spread some holiday cheer. Mr. Jerrold H. Mayer writes re: Delayed Implementation Date for New Requirements in ML 2009-28. If that Mortgagee Letter doesn't ring a bell...it's the one that...
Existing Home Sales Surge in November. MND Lists a Few Caveats...

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by Adam Quinones on December 22 2009, 2:04 PM

In last month's report, existing-home sales surged 10.1 percent to an annual rate of 6.10 million units in October from a downwardly revised pace of 5.54 million in September. Sales activity is at the highest pace since February 2007 when it hit 6...
FHFA: GSE Owned Home Prices Up Marginally After Revision

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by Jann Swanson on December 22 2009, 1:07 PM

The Federal Housing Administrated reported on Tuesday that same house sales that form its Housing Price Index rose slightly during October. At the same time they revised September figures downward....
The Day Ahead: Markets Remain Upbeat Ahead of Data

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by Patrick McGee on December 22 2009, 7:58 AM

Equities are continuing to extend gains this morning after climbing more than 1% yesterday. Before GDP revisions for the third quarter come out, the Dow looks to open 38 points higher at 10,380 and futures on the S&P 500 are up 4.25 points to 1,112...
OTS and OCC Report Another Uptick in Mortgage Delinquencies, But...

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by Jann Swanson on December 21 2009, 4:12 PM

Government guaranteed loans, primarily those obtained through the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration, showed higher delinquency rates than the portfolio as a whole. 8.2 percent of government guaranteed mortgages were delinquent...
The Day Ahead: Markets Anticipate Week of Sunny Data

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by Patrick McGee on December 21 2009, 7:49 AM

Equities are looking to a strong open ahead of week that, according to economists, should be full of cheery data before Christmas Day. One hour before the opening bell, the Dow looks to open 40 points higher at 10,311 while futures on the S&P 500...

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