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The Day Ahead: Euro Data Pushes Stocks up Ahead of Retail Sales

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by Patrick McGee on March 12 2010, 8:04 AM

Equities are higher and the dollar is weaker following positive data from Europe and ahead of key retail sales numbers at home. More than two hours before the opening bell, markets edging higher with Dow futures are up 21 points to 10,569 and the S&P...
The Day Ahead: Stocks Continue to Tick Higher Before PPI and Fed Speak

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by Patrick McGee on March 17 2010, 7:40 AM

Despite yesterday’s news that housing starts fell nearly 6% in February, stock markets managed to move upwards yesterday and this morning that upward trend continues. Sentiment was in part bolstered from the language of the FOMC statement, wherein the...
New Home Sales See Biggest Year Over Year Drop In 37 Years

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by Glenn Setzer on September 28 2007, 7:00 AM

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued their monthly joint report on August new house sales on Thursday. The July sales rate was itself revised downward from an original estimate of 870,000 units. The stunning...
Fed Approves Wells Fargo Purchase of Wachovia

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October 13 2008, 9:23 AM

The Federal Reserve's board of governors on Sunday approved Wells Fargo's $11.7 billion purchase of Wachovia , removing the last key regulatory hurdle for the deal. On Friday, federal antitrust regulators backed the acquisition by San Francisco...
The Day Ahead: Equity Markets Look for Traction After Heavy Losses

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by Patrick McGee on January 22 2010, 8:04 AM

90 minutes before the opening bell, Dow Futures are off 27.00 points to 10,311, S&P 500 futures are down 2.00 points to 1,109.00. Commodities are also weak: WTI Crude oil down 41 cents to $75.67 per barrel, and Gold is off $10.70 to $1,092.50 per...
Pending Home Sales Up 3.2% in July. NAR Cautions On 1Q 2010

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by Patrick McGee on September 01 2009, 10:56 AM

A key housing report that anticipates future sales posted its sixth straight monthly gain in July. The Pending Home Sales Index jumped 3.2% in the month, doubling the consensus call for a 1.6% advance and providing optimism that the prime mover of the...
Mortgage Rates Move In Opposite Directions on Surveys

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by Glenn Setzer on July 12 2007, 7:00 AM

According to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the previous week, long term interest rates were down for the third week in a row. However, the Weekly Mortgage Market Survey released by the Mortgage Bankers Association reported quite the...
After ADP, Markets Expect Lower Consensus for Nonfarm Payrolls

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July 02 2008, 7:00 AM

Economists appear to be unanimous in their calls for increased downside risk to Thursday's BLS nonfarm payrolls report, following a weaker-than-expected ADP private employment report for June. ADP figures showed a decline of 79k jobs in the month against...
U.S. Treasury's Ryan Sees Increasing Failed Trades in Treasuries

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May 01 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association in Chicago on Thursday, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets Anthony W. Ryan said failures in transactions of treasuries had increased over the last twelve months and called...
Mid-Day Recap: Equities Continue Friday's Rally

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by Patrick McGee on August 24 2009, 11:25 AM

With Japan’s Nikkei index posting its biggest one-day gain in more than three months, US equities opened higher on Monday and then extended those gains to new 2009 highs. Approaching 11:30, the S&P 500 is building on its 2.2% gain last week by trading...
After Weak U.S. Second-Quarter GDP, Economists Say Worse to Come

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July 31 2008, 7:00 AM

Economists say the reported 1.9% GDP growth for the second quarter of 2008 was boosted by a 1.5% increase in consumption and a 2.4% gain in net exports. The figure was lower than expectations, however, as inventories saw a sharp reduction. Aside from...
New Home Sales Drop Again But Prices Fairly Stable

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by Glenn Setzer on December 28 2007, 8:00 AM

Sales of new single family houses dropped again in November according to a joint report issued Friday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. Only in the West region were sales up from the previous month and...
Fannie and Freddie Report Rising Rates Last Week

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by Jann Swanson on December 17 2009, 3:57 PM

Interest rates as reported by both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae increased during the week recently ended. A Freddie Mac spokesman attributed the increase to improved economic news....
Dollar Continues Broad-Based Climb Against Euro, Majors

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August 08 2008, 7:00 AM

The U.S. dollar index is at its highest levels since February, gaining over a point on sheer greenback strength on Friday. Even after the release of a slightly worse-than-expected preliminary second-quarter nonfarm productivity report at 8:30 a.m. EDT...
Mortgage Rates Decline Over Labor Day Week but Real News Should Come this Week

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by Jann Swanson on September 10 2008, 9:39 AM

The average mortgage rates reported below result from surveys that concluded two or three days before the federal takeover tsunami hit the market. A decline in rates is one frequently stated hope from the conservatorship of the two GSEs and some sources...

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