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Weekly mortgage applications in the United States fell in the week ending Aug. 8, according to data released from the Mortgage Bankers Association ...

NEW Wednesday's Events: U.S. Advance Retail Sales, Business Inventories

Wed, Aug 13 2008, 7:00 AM

US advance retail sales data along with business inventories will dominate the agenda on Wednesday. In light of falling energy prices, DOE crude inv...

NEW Rates Remain Mostly Flat while Mortgage Applications Lag, Hitting Four Year Low

Wed, Aug 13 2008, 7:00 AM

Mortgage interest rates remained flat during the week ended August 7 according to the weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey released by Freddie Mac...

NEW Wednesday 8/13 ... Choppy!

Wed, Aug 13 2008, 7:00 AM

NEW Wed 8/13 . Thanks to conference call attendees

Wed, Aug 13 2008, 6:55 PM

NEW Wednesday 8/13 ... A little bit more action...

Wed, Aug 13 2008, 6:40 AM

NEW Wednesday 8/13 ... Breaking News

Wed, Aug 13 2008, 6:31 AM

NEW Wednesday 8/13 ... Pre-Data

Wed, Aug 13 2008, 6:02 AM

NEW As of 4:09 Pacific, Conference Call Registration Ended

Wed, Aug 13 2008, 5:04 PM

NEW 8/13 Wed... End of day Graph

Wed, Aug 13 2008, 3:28 PM

NEW Tuesday 8/12 ... Still Boring, Still Bullish

Tue, Aug 12 2008, 12:03 PM

NEW Tuesday 8/12 ... HUGE BREAKING NEWS!!! (nah, just kidding)

Tue, Aug 12 2008, 9:36 AM

NEW Tuesday 8/12 ... What follows a down day?

Tue, Aug 12 2008, 7:56 AM

NEW Tuesday 8/12 ... At A Glance

Tue, Aug 12 2008, 7:17 AM

NEW U.S. Trade Deficit Expected to Boost Q2 GDP

Tue, Aug 12 2008, 7:00 AM

Economists say the unexpected narrowing in the June trade deficit was helped by continued strength in the export market , which should give second-...

NEW Fed's Stern Says Inflation Outlook Has Improved

Tue, Aug 12 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking in an interview with CNBC, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Gary Stern (voter) said the outlook on core and headline inflation has i...

NEW Tuesday's Events: U.S. Trade Balance, Canadian International Trade

Tue, Aug 12 2008, 7:00 AM

Trade data will the highlight of the day for both the U.S. and Canadian economies. The U.S. trade balance will be the subject of scrutiny as the def...

NEW Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Shrinks to $56.8 Billion in June

Tue, Aug 12 2008, 7:00 AM

The U.S. monthly trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in June to $56.8 billion, a much narrower deficit than the -$62.0 billion balance expected by m...

NEW Central Bank Watch: Banks in Wait-and-See Mode, Some Moves Expected by Year End

Tue, Aug 12 2008, 7:00 AM

Another round of major world central bank decisions are out of the way, yet rates are still where they were at prior to the decisions. However, ma...

NEW What's Priced In: Current Market Expectations for Future Monetary Policy

Tue, Aug 12 2008, 7:00 AM

Markets are currently pricing in the following probabilities for future interest rate moves as of the close on Monday: FED - OIS Implied Rates ...

NEW Will Vacant Retail Space Fuel the Next Real Estate Bust?

Tue, Aug 12 2008, 7:00 AM

Five years ago I moved from Boston to Southeast Georgia and was immediately plunged into shoppers� hell. Not only was there no Costco (70 miles to t...

NEW One Quarter of U.S. Homes Sold in Past Year Were at a Loss, Report Says

Tue, Aug 12 2008, 7:00 AM

U.S. home values fell by nearly 10% in the second quarter of 2008, causing one in four home sales over the past year to be at a loss, according to a...

NEW Freddie To Stop Buying New York State Subprime Mortgages

Tue, Aug 12 2008, 7:00 AM

According the Dow Jones, Freddie Mac has announced that they will no longer be purchasing subprime mortgages secured by properties in the state of...

NEW Monday 8/11 ... DB Drops a Bomb

Mon, Aug 11 2008, 9:21 AM

NEW Big Down-Spike.

Mon, Aug 11 2008, 7:49 AM

NEW Monday 8/11 ... At A Glance

Mon, Aug 11 2008, 7:13 AM

NEW Paulson Says No Plans to Inject Capital Into Freddie, Fannie

Mon, Aug 11 2008, 7:00 AM

Speaking in an interview with NBC on Saturday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said government had no plans to inject capital into Government...

NEW Fed's Q2 Senior Loan Officer Survey Shows Banks Expect Tighter Credit

Mon, Aug 11 2008, 7:00 AM

U.S. banks are expecting tighter credit conditions throughout the first half of 2009, according to the Federal Reserve's July Senior Loan Officer O...

NEW Monday's Events: Cdn House Prices, Housing Starts; Fed Senior Officer Loans Survey

Mon, Aug 11 2008, 7:00 AM

The Fed's Senior Officer Loans Survey the highlight of the U.S. on Monday. Canadian markets will be paying attention to the releases of housing s...

NEW Long Post On Consumer Blog

Mon, Aug 11 2008, 5:43 PM

NEW Monday 8/11 ... More Back And Forth

Mon, Aug 11 2008, 4:53 PM

NEW The Week Ahead Canada & U.S.: U.S. CPI, Retail Sales and Consumer Sentiment

Sun, Aug 10 2008, 7:00 AM

The U.S. economy will continue to struggle between slowing growth and rising inflation. According to economists and strategists, markets will focus ...

NEW Friday 8/8 ... After some bullishness, some selling pressure

Fri, Aug 8 2008, 11:39 AM

NEW Friday 8/8 ... Confirmed: Downtick was temporary

Fri, Aug 8 2008, 9:10 AM

NEW 8/8 ... Wholesale Inventories Up 1.1%, sales up by 2.8%

Fri, Aug 8 2008, 8:09 AM

NEW Friday 8/8 ... At A Glance

Fri, Aug 8 2008, 7:23 AM

NEW Dollar Continues Broad-Based Climb Against Euro, Majors

Fri, Aug 8 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 releas...

NEW Friday's Events: Canadian Employment; U.S. Unit Labour Costs & Nonfarm Prod

Fri, Aug 8 2008, 7:00 AM

The Canadian employment report will highlight Friday's economic releases as U.S. markets receive a first look at second-quarter nonfarm productivity...

NEW Friday 8/8 ... Finished Strong

Fri, Aug 8 2008, 3:50 PM

NEW Friday 8/8 Stocks Can't Keep Us Down...

Fri, Aug 8 2008, 1:05 PM

NEW Thursday 8/7 ... Here we go!

Thu, Aug 7 2008, 10:59 AM

NEW Thursday 8/7 ... Sideways Day

Thu, Aug 7 2008, 9:11 AM

NEW Thursday's Events: BOE, ECB Rates; CA Building Permits; U.S. Jobless Claims

Thu, Aug 7 2008, 7:00 AM

The Bank of England and the European Central Bank rate decisions are the highlights of the early morning, followed by Canadian building permits, U.S...

NEW Pending Home Sales Rebound 5.3% in June

Thu, Aug 7 2008, 7:00 AM

Pending home sales rebounded by 5.3% in June, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), against expectations that the index would fa...

NEW Canadians Top List of Foreign Buyers of U.S. Property, NAR Says

Thu, Aug 7 2008, 7:00 AM

Canadians are flocking to snatch up property in the U.S. as a result of affordable house prices and attractive exchange rates, the National Associa...