U.S. at risk of recession from housing
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - The weak housing market could topple the country into a full-blown recession and the Federal Reserve should slash interest rates aggressively, one of the country's most prominent economists warned on Saturday.
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The chances of an economic recession  are increasing as troubles in the housing sector and credit  markets take their toll, according to a survey of economists  released on Monday.
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ST. LOUIS  - The Federal Reserve is monitoring growth and inflation risks and it is too soon to tell if housing troubles will push the economy into recession, one of its top policy-makers said on Wednesday.
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The housing market, in its deepest rut since the early 1990s, showed little sign of stabilization in November, and economists expect conditions to worsen in the near term.
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More than a million homeowners could be at risk of serious financial difficulty in an economic slowdown, City regulator warns
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Financial market turbulence has noticeably hurt housing activity across the United States in recent weeks but other sectors of the economy have so far been spared, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
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A downward spiral of falling house prices and reduced lending threatens the economy, an economist warns.
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A plunge in construction spending threatens to drive the American economy into recession.
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The economy has slowed down. Gasoline prices hit new highs in early August. And the once-soaring housing sector is rapidly losing altitude, raising concerns it could drag the whole country into a recession.
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The estimated $2 trillion to $4 trillion loss in real estate wealth could be more damaging to the public than falling stock values since more Americans own homes than own stock.
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The United States is experiencing a "significant" housing market downturn but the economy is fundamentally sound and should avoid recession, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will tell Congress on Thursday.
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Both employment statistics and the bond market are indicating that the U.S. could be heading toward recession.
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Weak durable goods orders in November fueled concern on Thursday over the resilience of the U.S. economy to the country's steep housing slump.
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Nearly two years into the U.S. housing slump, corporate America is increasingly concerned the slowdown could spread into other areas of the economy.
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With recession looming, there are pitfalls and opportunities.
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Fresh troubles in the subprime segment of the US housing market have ignited fears of contagion that could affect the financial sector and possibly the broader economy, analysts say.
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As an economic slowdown and the subprime mortgage crisis deepen across the United States, Hispanic immigrants are increasingly in danger of losing their jobs and their homes.