Fri, Jul 25 2008, 7:00 AM
U.S. home foreclosures soared by 121% in second-
quarter year-over-year results, according to a report issued by
RealtyTrac.
There were 739,714 ...
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Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the
United States soared to 406k in the week ending July 19, the highest
level since March, according ...
Thu, Jul 24 2008, 7:00 AM
The U.S National homeowner housing vacancy rate
slipped to 2.8% in the second quarter, a 0.1% decline from the previous
quarter's 2.9% rate, accor...
Thu, Jul 24 2008, 7:00 AM
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said he is
suing UBS AG for misleading investors into buying auction-rate securities
just five months befor...
Thu, Jul 24 2008, 7:00 AM
The Miami Herald's investigative team reported on Sunday that the
state has approved over 10,000 mortgage broker licenses for
convicted felons sin...
Thu, Jul 24 2008, 7:00 AM
U.S. jobless claims and existing home
sales will dominate the scheduled events of the day, along with
testimony from New York Fed President Timo...
Thu, Jul 24 2008, 7:00 AM
U.S. existing home sales fell 2.6% to 4.86 million
units in June following May's unrevised sales figure of 4.99 million.
This is the fourth month ...
Thu, Jul 24 2008, 7:00 AM
"The U.S. housing market continues to be very weak, and with the
inventory of unsold homes continuing to rise we are
unlikely to see any meaningfu...
Thu, Jul 24 2008, 7:00 AM
Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee, SEC
Chairman Christopher Cox said he needs more
authority to have mandatory supervisio...
Thu, Jul 24 2008, 7:00 AM
After the U.S. House of Representatives passed a housing
bill including provisions for the creation of a new GSE
regulator and a liquidity backsto...
Thu, Jul 24 2008, 7:00 AM
"The U.S. and global financial systems are going through a very
challenging period of adjustment. The critical imperative today is to
help facilitat...
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Weekly mortgage applications in the United States
declined in the week ending July 18, according to data released from the
Mortgage Bankers' Assoc...
Wed, Jul 23 2008, 7:00 AM
Economists largely agree that the Beige Book document
to be released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve won't receive extended
attention from market...
Wed, Jul 23 2008, 7:00 AM
Although he is not pleased with some parts of the
housing bill , U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said
it was easy for him to recommend to P...
Wed, Jul 23 2008, 7:00 AM
Speaking in a Bloomberg Television interview, noted
hawk Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Chuck
Plosser said the Fed may have to hike rate...
Wed, Jul 23 2008, 7:00 AM
Canadian CPI tops the economic news of the day as markets receive the
Fed's Beige Book and the Department of Energy's weekly oil inventories.
In the...
Wed, Jul 23 2008, 7:00 AM
Rates for both short- and long-term mortgages tumbled last week
according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
The Mortgage Bankers As...
Wed, Jul 23 2008, 7:00 AM
Economic conditions across the U.S. "slowed somewhat," according to
the Fed's Beige Book on Wednesday. Five of the 12
districts were said to have ...
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The Federal Reserve Board Discount rate meeting
minutes from May 19 and June 23 show that ten out of twelve
reserve banks voted to leave the disco...
Tue, Jul 22 2008, 7:00 AM
U.S. house prices fell 0.3% month-over-month in May
following April's 0.8% pullback, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise
Oversight (OFHEO) re...
Tue, Jul 22 2008, 7:00 AM
Less than a week after Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman
Christopher Cox invoked the Commission's emergency powers to regulate
short sell...
Tue, Jul 22 2008, 7:00 AM
Inflation in the U.S. is "too high" and inconsistent with the goals of
the Federal Reserve, whose accommodative policy must be
reversed , said Char...
Tue, Jul 22 2008, 7:00 AM
Canadian retail sales and employment insurance data tops the economic
news for the day as U.S. markets will receive the OFHEO's housing
market inde...
Tue, Jul 22 2008, 7:00 AM
Speaking at the New York Public Library, U.S. Treasury Secretary
Henry Paulson said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are vital
to the U.S. financial sys...
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Mon, Jul 21 2008, 7:00 AM
Speaking in Boston at the Managed Funds Association Seminar on Sound
Practices for Hedge Fund Managers, Acting Undersecretary for Domestic
Finance A...
Mon, Jul 21 2008, 7:00 AM
Current Rate: 2.00% Next Rate Decision: Aug. 5 Market
Expectations: The OIS implied rate suggests markets are 16% priced in for
a 25bp hike at t...
Mon, Jul 21 2008, 7:00 AM
According to economists and strategists, the U.S. housing
market is going to be the top news in the U.S. Along with new
and existing home sales, t...
Mon, Jul 21 2008, 7:00 AM
Speaking in multiple interviews over the weekend, U.S. Treasury
Secretary Henry Paulson continued to push for his plan to provide an
unlimited line...
Mon, Jul 21 2008, 7:00 AM
According to Scotiabank's Global Outlook released
Monday, sharp monetary policy easing, a generous fiscal stimulus package
and massive liquidity i...
