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Euro zone PPI and the UK construction PMI and consumer confidence index for August will dominate the European session as U.S. markets brace for the ...

NEW Construction Spending Drops in July

Tue, Sep 2 2008, 7:00 AM

According to a report from the U.S. Department of Commerce, construction spending in the United States declined 0.6% month-over-month in July. ...

NEW Mortgage Rates Drop Slightly but Loan Applications Way Down from 2007 Levels

Wed, Aug 27 2008, 7:00 AM

Mortgage interest rates broke through the gridlock of the last few weeks and, with the exception of one-year adjustable rates, moved lower. Mort...

NEW Some Economists Find "Cheery Quality" to U.S. New Homes Sales Report

Tue, Aug 26 2008, 7:00 AM

Despite 46k of downward revisions in the previous two months, which pushed the pace of new home sales lower than expected even with a 2.4% monthly...

NEW U.S. Housing Starts Fall 11% in July

Tue, Aug 19 2008, 7:00 AM

U.S. housing starts fell in July, but came in above expectations at 965k, representing a month-over-month decrease of 11.0%, according to data rel...

NEW Tuesday's Events: PPI, Housing Starts and Building Permits

Tue, Aug 19 2008, 7:00 AM

The release of U.S. producer price index along with housing starts and building permits for July tops news today. Markets will also be paying at...

NEW Drop in U.S. Housing Starts Due to Inflated June Figure, but Trend Still Downward

Tue, Aug 19 2008, 7:00 AM

Despite coming in slightly higher than was expected, housing starts still slid 11% to 965k in July, though economists say the drop is misleading g...

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 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 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 Thursday's Events: BOC MPC Report, U.S. Jobless Claims, Philly Fed Mfg Report

Thu, Jul 17 2008, 7:00 AM

International securities transactions and the Bank of Canada's monetary policy report highlight today's Canadian economic releases as U.S. markets r...

NEW U.S. Housing Starts and Building Permits Soar in June

Thu, Jul 17 2008, 7:00 AM

Due to a change in the housing code of New York City , U.S. housing starts came in above expectations at 1066k in June, a month- over-month rise of ...

NEW Preview: Housing Starts Expected to Drop 15k in June

Wed, Jul 16 2008, 7:00 AM

Following a lower-than-expected level of housing starts and permits in the May report, plus a major downward revision in the month before, economi...

NEW Action-Packed Week for U.S. and Canadian Markets

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 7:00 AM

According to strategists and economists, markets will be looking for some direction next week with the release of major economic reports. In the U.S...

NEW Wednesday's Events: DOE Crude Oil, Mortgage Applications

Wed, Jul 9 2008, 7:00 AM

U.S. crude oil inventories will top the U.S. economic data releases of the day along with Canadian building permits for June. In Europe, markets w...

NEW The Week Ahead

Mon, Jul 7 2008, 7:00 AM

This week will begin with a number of Federal Reserve speakers and see the release of housing data in both Canada and the U.S. on Wednesday. The...

NEW U. S. Construction Spending Drops Further in May

Tue, Jul 1 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 May. R...

NEW Tuesday Events: U.S. Retail Sales, U.S. Construction Spending, US ISM Index

Tue, Jul 1 2008, 7:00 AM

Today's key economic release will be the ISM manufacturing index for June where economists expect a drop to 48.5 from May's 49.6 reading. Canadian m...

NEW Tuesday 6/17/08 ...... Will It Last?

Tue, Jun 17 2008, 8:00 AM

NEW U.S. Housing Market Bottom Not Yet in Sight, Say Economists

Tue, Jun 17 2008, 7:00 AM

"U.S. housing starts have left no doubt that the housing crunch is still in full swing," said Dimitry Fleming at ING Wholesale Banking. "Home buil...

NEW U.S. Housing Starts and Building Permits Decline in May

Tue, Jun 17 2008, 7:00 AM

U.S. housing starts came in below expectations at 975k in May, a month-over-month decline of 3.3%, according to data released from the U.S. Depart...

NEW Monday's Events: U.S. Pending Home Sales

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 ...

NEW Thursday's Events: BOE, ECB Rates; U.S. Jobless Claims, Fed-Speak, Cdn Ivey PMI

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...

NEW 6/2/08 ..... Off To A Good Start

Mon, Jun 2 2008, 7:51 AM