Henry Paulson: Weakness in housing will slow growth
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Treasury chief is looking for a financial instrument to help homeowners facing foreclosure.
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U.S. growth was the weakest in five years for all of 2007, highlighting the economic toll housing woes have taken.
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U.S. manufacturing growth eased in  September to its slowest in more than a year, but home sales  and construction figures suggested a less abrupt decline in the  housing sector than many experts had foreseen.
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Housing construction fell in November, with single-family activity dropping to the lowest level in more than 16 years. Analysts said the recession in housing showed no signs of a turnaround.
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A weakening U.S. housing market and  a steady flow of Americans seeking jobless benefits will help  lead to a slowed economy over the coming months, data released  on Thursday showed.
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If you can't depend on your home equity increasing during a US housing downturn, where do you turn for growth?
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson  said on Wednesday a recovery in the subprime mortgage market  will be slowed by a wave of interest rate resets and urged  lenders to help troubled borrowers.
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The U.S. economy is slowing to a steady growth rate that provides a basis for dealing with necessary changes to retirement and health care programs, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday.
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U.S. growth skidded lower in the fourth quarter and was the weakest in five years for all of 2007, according to a government report on Wednesday that highlighted the toll an enfeebled housing sector has taken on the national economy.
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The drop-off is likely to hurt businesses that serve the housing industry, which economists donât expect to bottom out until the middle of the year.
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Americans are taking substantially less equity out of the value of their homes than a year ago, a sign consumer spending may be set to recede, data compiled by a Federal Reserve economist suggest.
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Stocks edged lower on Monday as investors worried that weakness in housing threatened to slow the economy and corporate profit growth.
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Weak housing market hurting demand for power tools.
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A downward spiral of falling house prices and reduced mortgage lending threatens the economy, an economist warns.
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World economic growth will slow significantly in 2008 but the U.S., whose housing downturn is rattling global financial markets, will avoid recession, the International Monetary Fund forecast Tuesday.
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A slowdown could keep  the U.S. economy from growing at a sustainable pace into  sometime next year, San Francisco Federal Reserve President  Janet Yellen said on Tuesday.
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Henry M. Paulson cautioned again today that âthere arenât any easy answersâ to the turmoil in the nationâs credit markets or to the looming wave of home foreclosures.