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Monthly Archives: December 2009
YIELD CURVE NEAR HISTORICALLY HIGH END OF ITS RANGE
Here is a nice buy low/sell high chart. The yield curve has been the subject of an increasing amount of chatter in recent weeks, as long-term interest rates rise and short-term rates remain low. Some stories have suggested that the … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO, MINNEAPOLIS HOUSING UP 15% FROM LOWS
Tax credits, low mortgage rates and, importantly, hidden supply have combined to lift prices off their deep lows. However, buyers should be aware that there is considerably more supply than what meets their eyes. For instance, there are 2.4 million … Continue reading
HOUSING WATCH: California House Prices Rise
California’s existing single-family home sales decreased 5% in November on a seasonally-adjusted basis relative to October. On a year-over-year basis, sales rose 5% to a run-rate of 536,720 units. Sales activity continues to be supported by a large mix of … Continue reading
NY ISM INDEX DECLINES FROM 62.9 TO 59.7
The Current Business Conditions index came in at 59.7 in December, expanding for a fifth consecutive month, albeit at a slower rate than November’s 62.9 level. Future optimism has become very widespread a good kind of contagion. The Six-Month Outlook … Continue reading
E-Commerce Sales Rise by 5 Percent
Following a 3% decline in 2008. comScore (NASDAQ : SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported retail e-commerce spending for the holiday season from November 1 through Christmas Eve. During this period, approximately $27 Billion was spent … Continue reading
OTHER HEADLINES
Your Phone Says You’re Drunk Economy’s Rescue Only Half Done Lawmakers Want Fannie, Freddie Probe Euro Zone Grapples With Debt Crisis Russia Ends Year With 8.8% Inflation Vietnam Economy Slows in 2009 At Decade’s Start: 308,400,408 People in U.S. US … Continue reading
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UK HOUSE PRICES KEEP RISING, DELEVERAGING CONTINUES
(…) the Nationwide Building Society said U.K. house prices rose for an eighth consecutive month in December (…). The price of a typical home rose 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis to £162,103 (about $260,000) in December from a month … Continue reading
U.K. Banks More Willing to Lend
(…) In its quarterly credit conditions survey, the central bank said the availability of mortgage loans had risen in the fourth quarter, and was expected to rise slightly over the first three months of 2010. Banks also reported an increased … Continue reading
US DOLLAR LOSES SHARE OF RESERVES
(…) The latest IMF numbers are a reminder of how far the dollar has slipped as the default currency for foreign reserves. Based on 140 countries, which aren’t disclosed but probably don’t include China, the dollar’s share of allocated reserves … Continue reading
Hong Kong Land Sale Signals Cooling in Market
Two prime Hong Kong residential sites were sold at auction Monday for a lower-than-expected US$1.34 billion, in a sign that one of the world’s hottest property markets is cooling off. Analysts said the sale indicated a potential end to the … Continue reading
A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: MOVE YOUR MONEY
JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS, A FEW FRIENDS WERE HAVING DINNER WONDERING WHAT PERSONAL ACTIONS THEY COULD TAKE TO HELP LIMIT THE POWER OF THE BIG BANKS AND CREATE A MORE SANE, STABLE FINANCIAL SYSTEM. HOW, THEY WONDERED, COULD THEY HELP END … Continue reading
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CHICAGO PMI UP STRONGLY
The Chicago survey of area purchasers, purchasers from both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors, rose sharply, up nearly 4 points to 60.0. This survey has now posted three monthly gains all at accelerating rates (60.0 Dec, 56.1 Nov, 54.2 Oct). … Continue reading
