Jobs, subprime mess to rule July 4th week
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Investors are hoping the coming week brings some answers to the question of whether an improving U.S. economy unleashes inflationary forces, and one place to look will be in the June payrolls data.
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U.S. state officials plan to issue guidance next week to tighten subprime mortgage lending by brokers and originators not regulated by the federal government, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors said on Friday.
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Business & money: Signs that four increases since August are starting to bite as housing market cools.
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By Madlen Read Associated Press  NEW YORK -- Investors better have rested up over the long weekend. This week may be short, but it's heavy on data that spans employment, housing, manufacturing, consumer sentiment and inflation.
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Business & money: Â· US economy cools with housing market problemsÂ· Bank rates expected to go in opposite directions
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The dollar traded near this week's  four-week lows against the euro and yen on Thursday ahead of  U.S. jobless claims and a key business survey that dealers  expect to provide further clues about the interest rate  outlook.
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Many members of the Bank of Japan policy board agreed in early July that there was uncertainty in the outlook for adjustments in the American housing markets because of subprime mortgage problems, minutes of the central bankâs meeting of July 11-12 showed. Some members said it was not highly likely that the subprime loan problems would severely affect credit markets, the minutes showed, but if that were to happen, there was a âpossibility that global financial and economic conditions could be badly affected.â The nine-member board agreed by an 8-1 vote to keep the overnight call rate target at 0.50 percent. The policy makers maintained the view that the United States economy would probably achieve a soft landing toward the end of the year.
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Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan  will hog the limelight in financial markets this week as  investors seek clues on how quickly U.S. interest rates will  rise as soaring oil prices start to affect economic activity.
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Friday&#39;s news of a buckling U.S. job  market sent stock investors running for the exits, and this  week promises to be no less stressful as investors grapple with  the increasing possibility of an economic recession.
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This week will see the release of October new and existing home sales, a measure of strength in the housing industry. But the short holiday week will also leave investors looking ahead to the holiday travel season.
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By MADLEN READ  NEW YORK - Investors better have rested up over the long weekend. This week may be short, but it's heavy on data that spans employment, housing, manufacturing, consumer sentiment and inflation.
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Soaring crude prices plus worries  about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to  hang over the stock market this week during the depth of the  summer doldrums.
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Wall Street's merger-fueled rally may continue next week, so long as Friday's payrolls report and other economic news don't spoil the party.
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With no change in rates expected this week, investors may focus instead on subprime mortgages, where rates have been changing for the worse.
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Key happenings this week in the retail and restaurant sectors.
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Summer's here, and investors will be watching to see if this week's economic data and the recent dealmaking surge can keep stocks from succumbing to the seasonal doldrums.
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Stock markets ended one of the most volatile months in years on an impressive note, but this coming week still won't be any easier for investors as the employment report and housing turmoil remain high on radar screens.