Wed, Jul 30 2008, 7:00 AM
The consensus forecast expects U.S. GDP growth to
come in quite a bit better than the two previous quarters, as exports
have surged on the weak do...
Wed, Jul 30 2008, 7:00 AM
On Tuesday evening, the Securities and Exchange Commission
extended its emergency rule limiting short selling of
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and 17 br...
Wed, Jul 30 2008, 7:00 AM
Mortgage service providers have staved off the foreclosure of
1.9 million homes in the past year in what has been the
largest bailout the housing ...
Wed, Jul 30 2008, 7:00 AM
Whatever else is going on in the housing market, it appears that
Americans are no longer using their homes as gigantic credit
cards to finance new...
Wed, Jul 30 2008, 7:00 AM
Following the release of the ADP private employment
report on Wednesday, which posted a gain of 9k jobs in July,
economists dismissed the figures ...
Wed, Jul 30 2008, 7:00 AM
In addition to the $75 billion 28-day Term Auction Facility (TAF), the
Fed will also be conducting a $25 billion 84-day TAF to address the
ongoing ...
Wed, Jul 30 2008, 7:00 AM
The ADP employment report will be the most closely looked at economic
event of the day ahead of Friday's U.S. nonfarm payrolls. In Canada,
markets w...
Wed, Jul 30 2008, 7:00 AM
Weekly mortgage applications declined in the week
ending July 25, according to data released from the Mortgage Bankers'
Association (MBA) on Wednes...
Wed, Jul 30 2008, 7:00 AM
Fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) hit the highest levels of
2008 during the week ended July 24 according to Freddie Mac's
Primary Mortgage Market Survey...
Wed, Jul 30 2008, 3:33 PM
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Tue, Jul 29 2008, 11:20 AM
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Tue, Jul 29 2008, 7:00 AM
Is it possible that some of the collapses and near misses in the
financial markets over the last six months will ultimately be tied to a
few sick an...
Tue, Jul 29 2008, 7:00 AM
The S&P Case-Shiller U.S. home price index continued
to deteriorate in May as the 20-city composite index posted a record
annual decline of 15.8%....
Tue, Jul 29 2008, 7:00 AM
The Conference Board's consumer confidence index for
July improved to 51.9 in Tuesday's report, against expectations
of a slight decline to 50.0. ...
Tue, Jul 29 2008, 7:00 AM
Consumer confidence for July and the S&P/Case-
Shiller's home price index for May will be the main focus of
Tuesday's economic events with no majo...
Tue, Jul 29 2008, 4:02 PM
Tue, Jul 29 2008, 1:00 PM
Mon, Jul 28 2008, 10:50 AM
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Mon, Jul 28 2008, 7:02 AM
Mon, Jul 28 2008, 7:00 AM
The U.S. government plans to issue more debt in the
current quarter than any time in history , the Department
of Treasury said on Monday.
Mon, Jul 28 2008, 7:00 AM
The White House revised its 2008 budget deficit
forecast to $389 billion from $410 billion earlier in February
and its 2009 forecast to $482 billi...
Mon, Jul 28 2008, 7:00 AM
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Monday that
covered bonds are an answer to financial market's request for clarity. He
said covered bonds, a ...
Mon, Jul 28 2008, 7:00 AM
In an interview with the Financial Times over the weekend, Minneapolis
Fed President Gary Stern (voter) said the credit
crunch in the U.S. would...
Mon, Jul 28 2008, 7:00 AM
In a rare weekend meeting, the U.S. Senate passed the housing
bill by 72-13 votes. The legislation now awaits the signature of
U.S. President Geor...
Mon, Jul 28 2008, 7:00 AM
The U.S. dollar was mixed on a quiet day on Monday,
making gains solely against the underperforming Canadian dollar and
British pound.
"The...
Mon, Jul 28 2008, 7:00 AM
Credit risk remains elevated and appetite for risk remains subdued,
though the systemic risk to financial markets is not as elevated as it
was in th...
Mon, Jul 28 2008, 2:45 PM
Mon, Jul 28 2008, 1:20 PM
Fri, Jul 25 2008, 12:51 PM
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Fri, Jul 25 2008, 7:00 AM
In May, the New Home Sales Index fell 2.5% to its
second-lowest pace in 17 years, and economists expect another decline in
the June report to be r...
Fri, Jul 25 2008, 7:00 AM
New home sales fell for the seventh of the past eight
months in June, falling by 0.6% to an annual pace of 530k sales. This
rate is much higher tha...
Fri, Jul 25 2008, 7:00 AM
The final consumer sentiment survey from Reuters and
the University of Michigan received a large upward revision from
preliminary estimates in Jul...
Fri, Jul 25 2008, 7:00 AM
Friday's highlights include the release of U.S. durable goods and
new home sales for June along with a final look at
consumer sentiment for the Un...
Fri, Jul 25 2008, 7:00 AM
U.S. new home sales fell marginally in June but the pace was much
higher than expected due to +50k of revisions over the past three months.
Economi...
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 ...
Fri, Jul 25 2008, 6:49 AM
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