Wed, Aug 6 2008, 7:00 AM
The consensus forecast is expecting Thursday's pending home
sales index (PHSI) from the National Association of Realtors to
fall by 1.0% in June, ...
Tue, Aug 5 2008, 12:32 PM
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Tue, Aug 5 2008, 10:52 AM
Tue, Aug 5 2008, 7:00 AM
The Institute for Supply Management's non-manufacturing index for the
United States will be the main morning economic release, however that
will be ...
Tue, Aug 5 2008, 7:00 AM
Former senior executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of
TowneBank, Elizabeth Duke, was sworn in as governor of
the U.S. Federal Rese...
Tue, Aug 5 2008, 7:00 AM
The Federal Reserve announced Tuesday that it would
hold the Fed funds target rate at 2.00%, as was widely expected. The
accompanying statement wa...
Tue, Aug 5 2008, 7:00 AM
Retail sales advanced by their biggest margin so far
this year, advancing 2.9% on a year-over-year basis in the week ending
Aug. 2, according to a ...
Tue, Aug 5 2008, 7:00 AM
Economists say the statement to accompany the FOMC's rate
decision on Tuesday will continue to strike a neutral balance
between the Fed's dual man...
Mon, Aug 4 2008, 12:31 PM
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Mon, Aug 4 2008, 7:00 AM
According to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas,
planned job cuts rose by 21,557 in July to 103,312, but
that figure is still up 140.8% co...
Mon, Aug 4 2008, 7:00 AM
Economists say the personal income and spending
report from the U.S. Department of Commerce posted higher-than-
anticipated results for June due to...
Mon, Aug 4 2008, 7:00 AM
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is once
again expected to leave rates where they are as it continues to assess
the extent of recent signs...
Fri, Aug 1 2008, 11:40 AM
Fri, Aug 1 2008, 7:00 AM
The U.S. Employment Report for July's nonfarm payrolls was a
"marginal surprise" and weakness in the labour market
could keep the Fed on hold for ...
Fri, Aug 1 2008, 7:00 AM
The Housing Assistance Act of 2008 , finally passed by
both houses of Congress and signed into law by President Bush this week,
contains some not-to...
Fri, Aug 1 2008, 7:00 AM
U.S. nonfarm payrolls declined for the seventh
straight month, falling less than expectations by a total of 51k jobs in
July, according to the Bur...
Thu, Jul 31 2008, 10:46 AM
Thu, Jul 31 2008, 7:00 AM
The advance U.S. GDP report came in lower than
expected for the second quarter of 2008, rising by 1.9% against
expectations of 2.3% growth, accord...
Thu, Jul 31 2008, 7:00 AM
Speaking before the Exchequer Club of Washington, U.S. Treasury
Secretary Henry Paulson said the stimulus package has
supported the economy in the...
Thu, Jul 31 2008, 7:00 AM
Zimbabwe is the latest example of what happens when inflation spirals
out of control to the point of hyperinflation. With the highest rate of
inflat...
Thu, Jul 31 2008, 7:00 AM
In an interview on CNBC, Former Federal Chairman Alan
Greenspan warned that if the Federal Reserve is given a role to
oversee the financial system...
Thu, Jul 31 2008, 7:00 AM
The ISM-Chicago business barometer bounced into
growth mode in July following five months of slowdown. The growth was led
by advances in productio...
Thu, Jul 31 2008, 7:00 AM
Economists say the reported 1.9% GDP growth for the second quarter of
2008 was boosted by a 1.5% increase in consumption and a 2.4% gain in net
expo...
Thu, Jul 31 2008, 7:00 AM
Freddie Mac today told mortgage servicers it was
doubling the amount of money it pays for each workout
that keeps a delinquent borrower with a Fr...
