Mon, Jun 9 2008, 7:00 AM
Despite five months of job losses and soaring oil prices, the
fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain favourable, said
U.S. Treasury Secretary Hen...
Mon, Jun 9 2008, 7:00 AM
After declining in five of the past six months, U.S. pending home
sales unexpectedly jumped 6.3% in April to reach a level of 88.2, the
highest leve...
Mon, Jun 9 2008, 7:00 AM
Monetary officials in the United States are concerned about further
U.S. dollar weakness after officials at the European Central
Bank said it may ...
Mon, Jun 9 2008, 7:00 AM
Delivering remarks at a luncheon organized by the International
Economic Forum of the Americas, Former Fed Chairman Paul
Volcker said he believed ...
Mon, Jun 9 2008, 7:00 AM
Both the Canadian and U.S. housing sectors will kick off the week,
with Canadian markets receiving May housing starts, with the U.S.
expecting data ...
Mon, Jun 9 2008, 7:00 AM
Shares of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. are down
sharply on Monday after the Wall Street bank reported a US$2.8 billion
loss in the second quarter...
Fri, Jun 6 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 ...
Fri, Jun 6 2008, 7:00 AM
We conducted an unscientific, teeny little survey of foreclosed houses
last week - precisely one house - but given the figures we quoted earlier
thi...
Fri, Jun 6 2008, 7:00 AM
The Canadian and U.S. employment reports top a busy week on the
economic data front, followed by comments from Fed speakers and U.S.
wholesale inven...
Fri, Jun 6 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 invento...
Thu, Jun 5 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 re...
Thu, Jun 5 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 jobl...
Thu, Jun 5 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.
Speaki...
Thu, Jun 5 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 ...
Thu, Jun 5 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 outstandi...
Thu, Jun 5 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 ri...
Thu, Jun 5 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 inte...
Wed, Jun 4 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 virt...
Wed, Jun 4 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...
Wed, Jun 4 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
attenti...
Wed, Jun 4 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...
Wed, Jun 4 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-s...
Wed, Jun 4 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.
...
Tue, Jun 3 2008, 7:00 AM
Comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke , European
Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet and Bank of Japan Governor
Masaaki Shirakawa will hig...
Tue, Jun 3 2008, 7:00 AM
Speaking at a conference organized by the International Monetary
Committee on Tuesday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, European Central Bank
President Je...
Tue, Jun 3 2008, 7:00 AM
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Federal Reserve bank is "attentive"
to the slide in value of the U.S. dollar and that it has
caused an "unwelco...
Tue, Jun 3 2008, 7:00 AM
Tighter credit and defaults are
expected to have a greater effect in 2008 than they did last year, a
survey of businesses in 14 countries affecte...
Tue, Jun 3 2008, 7:00 AM
There have been two shifts in the leadership of major banks marking
further casualties in the on-going housing - mortgage - credit -
foreclosure cr...
Tue, Jun 3 2008, 7:00 AM
The U.S. Census Bureau factory orders report
surprised to the upside on Tuesday, increasing by 1.1% in April to
contribute to an annual gain of 3....
Mon, Jun 2 2008, 7:00 AM
It will be a busy week for central bank rate
decisions next week, with announcements coming from the Reserve
Bank of Australia, Bank of England an...
Mon, Jun 2 2008, 7:00 AM
The cost of a foreclosure , it turns out, is pretty
staggering and we wonder why lenders and the investors they represent
aren't jumping at a sol...
Mon, Jun 2 2008, 7:00 AM
According to a report from the U.S. Department of Commerce,
construction spending in the United States declined 0.4%
month-over-month in April.
...
Mon, Jun 2 2008, 7:00 AM
Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart (non-voter) said the U.S.
economy continues to face significant uncertainty and
risks, but that he expects a...
Mon, Jun 2 2008, 7:00 AM
President George W. Bush said government tax revenues will increase by
$280 billion if Congress does not make permanent the tax
cuts introduced ea...
Mon, Jun 2 2008, 7:00 AM
The ISM's manufacturing index for the United States
will highlight a relatively light day of economic news and events. In
Europe, markets will be ...
Mon, Jun 2 2008, 7:00 AM
A three-year high in exports contributed to a rebound in production
and an improvement in new orders in the U.S. ISM manufacturing index for
May, ye...
Fri, May 30 2008, 7:00 AM
Canadian Q1 and March GDP and core PCE in the U.S. will dominate the
economic news of the day as markets prepare for the final trading day of
May. I...
Fri, May 30 2008, 7:00 AM
The sharpest drop in housing prices in 50 years
poses a "significant" risk to the U.S. economy, but the Fed's rate cuts
should be felt in the seco...
Fri, May 30 2008, 7:00 AM
Inflation remains contained and personal spending
continued improving according to the latest report from the U.S. Commerce
Department on Friday. ...
Fri, May 30 2008, 7:00 AM
Speaking on 'Money Markets and Financial Stability' at the New York
Fed's conference on money markets on Thursday night, Fed Vice-Chairman
Donald K...
Thu, May 29 2008, 7:00 AM
Speaking in San Francisco on Thursday, Dallas Fed President Richard
Fisher said he expects " a change of course in monetary
policy to occur sooner ...
Thu, May 29 2008, 7:00 AM
On Thursday morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced
its intentions to conclude arrangements for the financing of
JPMorgan's acquisi...
Thu, May 29 2008, 7:00 AM
Preliminary U.S. GDP, jobless claims and comments from the Fed's Ben
Bernanke, Donald Kohn and Timothy Geithner will highlight the North
American ec...
Wed, May 28 2008, 7:00 AM
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that mortgage
lenders are facing an assault on yet another front as the
mortgage debacle rolls on.
Investo...
Wed, May 28 2008, 7:00 AM
Some weekly U.S. retail and mortgage data kicks off the day followed
by the release of durable goods orders and some Fed speakers. The
Canadian econ...
Wed, May 28 2008, 7:00 AM
The surprising 2.5% increase in April durable goods
excluding transport as well as the 4.2% advance in core capital goods
makes for a strong repor...
Wed, May 28 2008, 7:00 AM
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that it had
reached a proposed settlement with the National Association of Realtors
(NAR) ...
Wed, May 28 2008, 7:00 AM
Weekly mortgage applications in the United States
fell in the week ending May 23, according to data from the Mortgage
Bankers' Association (MBA) o...
Wed, May 28 2008, 7:00 AM
Increased financial literacy from consumers would
have helped dampen some of the effects of the subprime housing
crisis , according to Robert K. ...
Wed, May 28 2008, 7:00 AM
Minneapolis Fed President Gary Stern said on Wednesday that
inflation expectations will be determined by how the
Federal Reserve raises rates.
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