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Wednesday's Events: German Inflation Data; U.S. Durable Goods, Oil Inventories

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August 27 2008, 7:00 AM

German inflation data and comments from ECB's Lucas Papademos will top the macroeconomic release menu for the European session as U.S. markets prepare for durable goods, weekly oil inventories and a two-year bond auction. Canada's main releases for the...
MBA Mortgage Applications Move Down in Week Ending August 22

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August 27 2008, 7:00 AM

Weekly mortgage applications in the United States increased in the week ending Aug. 22, according to data released from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Wednesday, which reported a 0.5% week-over-week rise in applications. In the previous week...
Meeting Minutes Say FOMC's Stance Remains Neutral

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August 26 2008, 7:00 AM

The minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) Aug. 4-5 meeting show that board members "did not see the current stance of policy as particularly accommodative." It also revealed that most members anticipate the next policy move to be a tightening...
Lower Gas Prices Drove Rebound in U.S. Consumer Confidence Survey

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August 26 2008, 7:00 AM

Consumer confidence continued to rise in August, which economists largely attribute to a drop in gas prices over the past several months. However, despite the improvement in recent months, they say the index remains at depressed levels....
Some Economists Find "Cheery Quality" to U.S. New Homes Sales Report

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August 26 2008, 7:00 AM

Despite 46k of downward revisions in the previous two months, which pushed the pace of new home sales lower than expected even with a 2.4% monthly rebound, economists said the Department of Commerce's July report was positive as the level of inventories...
Freddie and Fannie Buck Market Trend

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by Glenn Setzer on August 26 2008, 7:00 AM

In spite of the beating the stock market took on Monday with the Dow Jones down 242 points and even though financial stocks were among the biggest losers, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae shares came roaring back from their awful performance on Friday. Jim...
Fed's Fisher Says Growth Could Go Negative, but Focus Remains on Inflation

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August 26 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking in an interview with Dow Jones Newswires on Monday, Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher (voter) said growth in the U.S. could slow to zero or even turn negative in the second half of 2008, but the main issue remains whether inflation will become...
Case-Shiller U.S. Home Price Index Declines by 15.4% in Q2

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August 26 2008, 7:00 AM

The S&P Case-Shiller U.S. home price index fell less than expected in the second-quarter as the 20-city composite index posted an annual decline of 15.38%, up from a 14.22% decline in the first quarter. The Case-Shiller index has fallen every month...
The Day Ahead: U.S. July New Home Sales, FOMC Minutes

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August 26 2008, 7:00 AM

Housing data will be center of attention on Tuesday with the release of U.S. new home sales for July and the June Case- Shiller Home Price Index. U.S. new home sales are expected to fall 0.9% to 525k in July following June's decline of 0.6%. Meanwhile...
Consumer Confidence Improves to 56.9 in August

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August 26 2008, 7:00 AM

The Conference Board's U.S. consumer confidence index for August improved to 56.9 in Tuesday's report, higher than the expected improvement to 53.0. "Consumer confidence readings suggest that the economy remains stuck in neutral , but may be showing signs...
U.S. House Prices Flat in June, Says OFHEO

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August 26 2008, 7:00 AM

U.S. house prices were flat in June following May's revised 0.4% pullback, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight ( OFHEO ) reported Tuesday. The consensus had been looking for a decline of 0.4% in the month......
New Home Sales Rise, but Downward Revisions to Prior Data

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August 26 2008, 7:00 AM

New home sales in the U.S. rebounded by 2.4% to an annual pace of 515k in July, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Despite the percentage gain, that pace of sales is much lower than expected following 46k of downward revisions to the previous data...
Fed's Plosser Could Vote for Rate Hikes, New York Times Reports

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August 25 2008, 7:00 AM

In an interview with the New York Times, Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser said he might consider dissenting in favour of raising interest rates to fight inflation and maintain the Fed's credibility. "Dissent serves a function of illuminating...
Existing Home Sales Don't Signal Market Normalization, Economists Say

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August 25 2008, 7:00 AM

Economists say the larger-than-expected rise in July existing home sales doesn't necessarily point towards stabilization, since more than a third of the sales are related to foreclosures. They also note that a record high inventory level will put downward...
The Week Ahead: U.S. Housing Sales, Case-Shiller Home Prices

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August 25 2008, 7:00 AM

Economists, strategists and traders do not expect next week's releases to shed any new light on the current economic environment. Markets will receive more data on the U.S. housing market , July's durable goods orders, PCE report, and minutes from the...

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