Housing, confidence data in focus
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After a hefty cut in interest rates and the dollar's plunge to new record lows against a surging euro, investors will closely watch data for clues on how seriously problems in credit markets are affecting the real economy.
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Investors looked ahead to U.S. reports  on housing and producer prices on Friday for guidance on the  state of the world's leading economy after a raft of soft data,  while red-hot equities cooled a bit in both Europe and Asia.
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A raft of bearish data fuelled fears of a US economic slowdown on Tuesday as consumer confidence slumped to a two-year low and house prices in major cities suffered the biggest drop in 16 years.
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By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Rising residential real estate values have been a blessing for many households.
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Investor's Business Daily - That&#39;s a little softer than the prior reading of 4% and estimates for a 3.9% annual rate. But it&#39;s still the best in a year. Net exports were a little weaker than prior estimates said. Still, trade and business investment offset another sharp drop in home building as well as sluggish consumer spending. Most economists expect slower 2nd-half growth as a credit crunch takes its toll on housing and other sectors.
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Mortgage rates around the country rose this week but are still at levels that should continue to provide support to the vibrant housing market, analysts say.
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New official figures have cast some doubt on the claims that the UK housing market has begun to cool in recent months. Home prices rose by a strong 2.1% during July - despite other evidence that the market
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Stocks rose on Monday as data on existing-home sales were in line with analysts' forecasts, allowing investors to focus on the recent pull-back in bond yields and the Federal Reserve's policy-setting meeting this week.
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WASHINGTON -- Better than expected performance in the US manufacturing sector in February helped calm investors yesterday, even as economists cautioned that one month's worth of data is not a cause for too much optimism.
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Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank Dennis  Lockhart on Monday stepped back from his assertion last week  that housing woes had so far not clearly affected the broader  economy, but said weak jobs data should be evaluated in tandem  with strong retail sales.
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The stock market has been on the upswing, but few investors are relaxing just yet. This week's data on housing, retailers and labor costs will give Wall Street an idea of whether the economy is weakening or inflation is accelerating Â or both.
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NEW YORK - Consumers&#39; assessment of the economy held largely steady this month, according to a university research report released Friday.
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One economist is beginning to glimpse signs of recovery that he says may be confirmed this week by a pair of reports on home sales.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen slightly higher at the open but a swathe of economic data is likely to influence overall sentiment and direction...
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Home values across the United States soared 32 percent during the first half of this decade, according to new data released on Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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What does it all mean, anyway? Some analytics to lay over the Globes.
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A lean supply of homes in hot  markets and a growing U.S. economy is expected to keep house  prices in most parts of the country from reversing course,  analysts and real estate agents say.