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Fed's Kroszner Says U.S. Housing to Recover "Gradually"

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June 06 2008, 7:00 AM

Echoing comments he made on May 22, Fed Governor Randall Kroszner said the U.S. housing sector will recover gradually as an excess of home inventory is reduced. Speaking on 'Financial Market Developments and Credit Conditions' in Boston, Kroszner did...
St. Louis Fed President Bullard Recommends Holding Off Further Rate Cuts

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June 06 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking at the Wisconsin School of Business in Madison Wisconsin, newly appointed president of the St. Louis Fed James Bullard told a crowd that the Federal Reserve's rate cuts were pre-emptive and that patience is required. Bullard, in his first speaking...
Fed's Lacker Says Fed Should Identify Boundaries on Lending

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June 05 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking on financial stability in London, Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker (non-voter) said he called on the Fed to detail its rules on intervening in the financial markets in order to minimize moral hazard and greater risk taking. "More expansive...
S&P Downgrades MBIA and Ambac to Double-A

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June 05 2008, 7:00 AM

Standard and Poor's cut the credit ratings of MBIA and Ambac on Thursday, just one day after fellow ratings agency Moody's said it may do the same. "The rating actions on the companies reflect our belief that these entities will face diminished public...
Fed's Plosser Says Central Banks Must Exercise Caution as Lenders of Last Resort

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June 05 2008, 7:00 AM

Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser said the Federal Reserve must follow rules and exercise caution as a lender of last resort. Speaking at the Society for Financial Econometrics Inaugural Conference in New York, Plosser said benchmarks may be...
Fed Vice Chairman Warns Institutions to Review Risk in Financial Transactions

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June 05 2008, 7:00 AM

In a report issued Wednesday, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Timothy F. Geithner warned banks and settlement and payment systems to review their risk management controls in an effort to avoid any potential disruptions in financial transactions. The Bank...
Fed's Kohn Tells Banks to Strengthen Reserves

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June 05 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking before the Senate Banking Committee in Washington, D.C., Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn warned that banks need to strengthen reserves in order to improve liquidity. Kohn told the committee that bank reserves have not kept up with rising...
Mortgage Delinquency Rate Hits 29-Year High in First Quarter

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June 05 2008, 7:00 AM

Mortgage delinquencies for U.S. homes in the first quarter of 2008 jumped 53 basis points from the previous quarter to 6.35% of all loans outstanding, marking a 29-year high, according to the MBA's National Delinquency Survey released Thursday. From one...
Thursday's Events: BOE, ECB Rates; U.S. Jobless Claims, Fed-Speak, Cdn Ivey PMI

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June 05 2008, 7:00 AM

The Bank of England and European Central Bank rate decisions will highlight the European economic news as American markets will receive initial jobless claims and some Fed-speak. In Canada, markets are preparing for building permits and the Ivey PMI for...
Moody's Puts Ambac and MBIA on Review for Ratings Downgrade

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June 04 2008, 7:00 AM

U.S. bond insurers may lose their top credit ratings because of diminishing new business and financial inflexibility, Moody's said on Wednesday. The ratings agency put MBIA and Ambac , the two biggest bond insurers, on review for a possible downgrade...
Long-Term Interest Rates Higher While Mortgage Applications Continue to Slide

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by Mortgage News Daily on June 04 2008, 7:00 AM

Long term mortgage interest rates took a slight bump upward during the week ended May 29 while the rates for the two short- term products were virtually unchanged according to data released by Freddie Mac as part of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey...
Weekly Mortgage Applications Decline Further

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June 04 2008, 7:00 AM

Weekly mortgage applications in the United States fell further in the week ending May 30, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers' Association (MBA) on Wednesday, which said applications declined by 15.3% week-over-week to the lowest levels since...
Wednesday's Events: ADP Employment, ISM Services, Fed's Bernanke

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June 04 2008, 7:00 AM

The ADP employment report and ISM's non-manufacturing index for the U.S. will highlight the day's economic data while markets will pay close attention to comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in the afternoon. Meanwhile, energy traders will be attentive...
Fed's Bernanke Sees Inflation Risk Rising

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June 04 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking at a Harvard commencement address, Bernanke said overall inflation is significantly higher than he would like, but less than the 1970s-style stagflation . The overall inflation rate has averaged about 3.5% over the past four quarters, significantly...
AG Cuomo May Have Reached Agreement with Credit Agencies

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by Mortgage News Daily on June 04 2008, 7:00 AM

According to The New York Times, three of the nation's largest credit rating firms are close to an agreement with the New York attorney general to change some of their core business practices which had brought them under his office's scrutiny. The ratings...

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