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‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Housing Starts Stagnate
Housing starts and home sales stagnate, and the Fed cuts more of its bond-buying.
Economy Watch: Home Price Rises Stall, Foreclosures Slow
Black Knight Financial Services released its latest Home Price Index report, which is based on January 2014 residential real estate transactions. There was no increase nor decrease month over month. Since last year, the index increased 8 percent, a slight drop in the rate from recent months.
Economy Watch: Fitch Affirms Stable Outlook for U.S. Debt
The rating agency Fitch affirmed various kinds of U.S. public debt at a rating of AAA, with a stable outlook.
Economy Watch: Home Sales Edge Down in February
Existing home sales dropped by 0.4 percent month-over-month in February, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Economy Watch: Tapering Continues, and So Do Low Interest Rates
The Federal Open Market Committee said that U.S. economic growth slowed during the winter months, mainly because it’s been a hard winter.
Economy Watch: Housing Starts Stagnate in February
Housing starts in February came in at an annualized rate of 907,000 units, according to the Census Bureau.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Retail Sales Up
Retail sales up, and service-sector businesses are doing better (mostly).
Economy Watch: Homebuilders a Little Less Glum
Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes rose one point in March to 47 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
Economy Watch: Consumers Grumpier in March
The Reuter’s/University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index dropped a little more than expected for its mid-March reading.
Economy Watch: Most Industries Hiring in February; Trade Deficit Drops
Most categories of employment saw some kind of net increase during February. Also, total January exports and imports resulted in a U.S. goods and services deficit of $39.1 billion, down from $42 billion in January 2013.